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What is meant by Lanthanide contraction? Write the general electronic configuration of inner transition elements.

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The steady decrease in the atomic and ionic radii of lanthanide elements with increasing atomic number is called Lanthanide contraction.
General electronic configuration of Inner Transition elements :
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