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Reactivity of Actinides

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Write one similarity and one difference between the chemistry of lanthanoids and that of actinoids.

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Similarity:
(1) Lanthanoids shows lanthanide contraction and Actinoids shows actinoids shows actinoide contraction.orbitals(5f).
Difference:
(1) Except pm(promethium) all lanthanoids are non radioactive but Actinoids are radioacive.

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