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A reduction in atomic size with increase in atomic number is a characteristic of elements of

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High atomic masses

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d-block

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f –block

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Radioactive series

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Solution

The correct option is C f –block
Due to lanthanoid contraction, effective nuclear charge increases, which results in decrease in atomic radii.

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