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Ananya Shree

Class 12th
Chemistry
2 years ago

Account for the following:  (a) La(OH)3 is more basic than Lu(OH)3

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Muskan Anand

2 years ago

The most basic is La(OH)3La(OH)3 while the least basic is Lu(OH)3Lu(OH)3 . The covalent nature of the hydroxides rises as the size of lanthanide ions falls from La3 + La3 +  to Lu3 + Lu3 +  , and therefore the basic strength lowers.

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