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Because their electronic configuration is ended at 'f' orbitals and can not be placed in 's','p' and 'd' blocks.
The periodic table of elements is a chart that organizes the elements and emphasizes their shared traits and commonalities. All the known elements and their atomic number are on the periodic table.
F block elements are placed at the bottom of the periodic table because they have incompletely filled 4f and 5f orbitals, which causes them to exhibit unique chemical properties compared to other elements. Additionally, placing these elements at the bottom simplifies the overall layout of the table and helps maintain periodicity within the table.
The lanthanides are a series of elements that are placed at the bottom of the periodic table. They are located in the f-block, specifically in the period below the main body of the periodic table. The lanthanides have atomic numbers 57-71.
Rare Earth elements or lanthanides are placed in the period 6 of the periodic table of Mendeleev. Actinoids are placed in the period 7 of the periodic table of Mendeleev.
Because their electronic configuration is ended at 'f' orbitals and can not be placed in 's','p' and 'd' blocks.
The two rows of metals that appear at the bottom of the periodic table are the lanthanides and actinides. They are known as the inner transition metals and are placed below the main body of the periodic table to keep the table size manageable.
The elements that are placed outside of the periodic table are called transactinides. These elements are usually placed in a separate row below the main table and are synthetic elements that do not occur naturally on Earth.
The last two periods are called lanthanoids and actinoids. They have different properties.So, they are placed separately.
- In a modern periodic table (after IUPAC rules) lanthanoids are placed above actinoids. - Before uranium are placed thorium, protactinium, actinium, etc. - After uranium are neptunium, plutonium, americium, curium, etc.
Lanthanoids are placed down in the periodic table.They contain elements with atomic number 57 to 71.There are total 15 elements in lanthanoids group.
Actinoids are placed in a separate row under the periodic table.
The periodic table of elements is a chart that organizes the elements and emphasizes their shared traits and commonalities. All the known elements and their atomic number are on the periodic table.
They are found below the periodic table because they would take up too much room in the periodic table
Erbium is placed in the lanthanoids family; the atomic number is 68.
F block elements are placed at the bottom of the periodic table because they have incompletely filled 4f and 5f orbitals, which causes them to exhibit unique chemical properties compared to other elements. Additionally, placing these elements at the bottom simplifies the overall layout of the table and helps maintain periodicity within the table.
Thorium is a member of the actinoids family; it is also placed in the period 7 of the periodic table of Mendeleev.