Question

Write any four applications of ${}^{\prime }{f}^{\prime }$ - block elements.

Answer 1

Applications of f-block elements:

1. Thorium is utilized as a part of cancer treatment and in glowing gas mantles.

2. Lanthanide oxides are utilized in cleaning glass as abrasives.

3. Uranium is utilized as an atomic fuel.

4. Plutonium is utilized as a part of nuclear reactors and in nuclear bombs