Chemistry
GATE CY Lanthanides and Actinides PYQs
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Question 54
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The pair(s) of lanthanide ions whose ground state term symbols have same spin multiplicity (2S+1) and orbital angular momentum (L), but different spin-orbit coupling (J) is(are)
(Given: Atomic number: Nd = 60; Pm = 61; Ho = 67; Er = 68)
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The calculated magnetic moment of
is ______ BM. (rounded off to two decimal places)(Given: atomic number of Ce is 58)
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The compound(s) having [Xe]4f¹ configuration is(are)
(Given the atomic numbers Ce:58, Lu:71, Pr:59 and Nd:60)
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The calculated magnetic moment (in BM, rounded off to two decimal places) of a Ce
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The correct statement(s) about actinides is/are:
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In a uranium recovery process, an aqueous solution of uranyl ion is evaporated, dried in air at 400 °C and subsequently reduced with hydrogen at 700 °C to obtain a uranium compound (X). The oxidation state of uranium in X is ______
(Given: atomic number of U is 92)
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The experimental magnetic moment (3.4 BM) of a hydrated salt of Eu³⁺ at 27 °C is significantly different from the calculated value. The difference is due to (Given: atomic number of Eu is 63)
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Generally, the coordination number and the nature of the electronic absorption band (f → f transition) of lanthanide(III) ion in their complexes are, respectively,
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The lanthanide ion that exhibits color in aqueous solution is
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