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B
Pd<Pt<Ni
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C
Pt>Ni>Pd
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D
Pd>Pt>Ni
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Solution
The correct option is ANi<Pd<Pt The correct order of size would be Ni<Pd<Pt. In a group, on moving down from top to bottom, the ionic radius increases. Hence, Ni<Pd Also due to lanthanoid contraction Pd<Pt.