Assertion :′La′should be the f-block element according to Aufbau principle. Reason: 57th electron exceptionally enters into the 5d-orbital.
Read the above assertion and reason and choose the correct option regarding it.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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D
Assertion is incorrect but Reason are incorrect
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Solution
The correct option is B Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion The outermost configuration led to putting the La in the d-block elements and not f-block and all lanthenides are following the general configuration: [Xe] 6s25d1,4f1−14. It is an exception of Aufbau's rule.