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Given below are two statement : one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A : 5f electron can participate in bonding to a far greater extent than 4f electrons
Reason R : 5f orbitals are not as buried as 4f orbitals
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
Assertion A: 5f electrons can participate in bonding to a far greater extent than 4f electrons — True.
Reason R: 5f orbitals are not as buried as 4f orbitals — True. Since 5f orbitals extend further from the nucleus, they can overlap more effectively with other orbitals, enabling bonding.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
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