How would you account for the following :(i) Many of the transition elements and their compounds can act as good catalysts.(ii) The metallic radii of the third (5d) series of transition elements are virtually the same as those of the corresponding members of the second series.(iii) There is a greater range of oxidation states among the actinoids than among the lanthanoids.

How would you account for the following :(i) Many of the transition elements and their compounds can act as good catalysts.(ii) The metallic radii of the third (5d) series of transition elements are virtually the same as those of the corresponding members of the second series.(iii) There is a greater range of oxidation states among the actinoids than among the lanthanoids.

Chemistry: Principles and Practice

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Chapter19: Transitition Metals, Coordination Chemistry And Metallurgy

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Problem 19.3QE

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