Due to lanthanoid contraction which of the following properties is not expected to be similar in the same vertical columns of second and third row transition elements?

Atomic radii

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Ionisation energies

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Magnetic moments

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Lattice energies

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Solution

The correct option is D Magnetic moments
Magnetic moment depends on the number of unpaired electrons, as the configuration changes the number of unpaired electrons changes. Hence magnetic moment changes.

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