Which of the following lanthanides have no partially filled 4f sub-shell but have electrons in 5d sub-shell ?
A
Ce
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B
Lu
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C
Pm
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D
Nd
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Solution
The correct option is ALu Lu has no partly filled 4f sub-shell but have electrons in 5d sub-shell. It's valence shell electronic configuration is 4f145d16s2.