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Which of the following trivalent ion has the largest ionic radii in the lanthanide series?

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La
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Ce
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Pm
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Lu
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Solution

The correct option is A La
In Lanthanide series, size decreases with increase in atomic number.
Due to imperfect shielding of one electron by another in the same sub-shell is the cause for lanthanoid contraction. Due to lanthanoid contraction the size of the atoms of lanthanoid series decrease with increase of atomic number.

Note: Lanthanoids series is from Ce to Lu; Lanthanum closely resembles the lanthanoids so it included in discussion of lanthanoids.

So, due to lanthanide contraction, reduction in size from La3+ to Lu3+ is observed.
Thus, La3+ has largest size among all options.

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