The incorrect statement among the following is:
- ALanthanoids are good conductors of heat and electricity
- BActinoids are highly reactive metals, especially when finely divided.
- CActinoid contraction is greater for element to element than Lanthanoid contraction
- DMost of the trivalent Lanthanoid ions are colorless in the solid state.
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
1. Lanthanoids are indeed metallic and conduct heat/electricity.2. Actinoids are very reactive, particularly in powdered form.3. Actinoid contraction is more pronounced due to the even poorer shielding of electrons compared to .4. Incorrect statement: Many trivalent lanthanoid ions () are colored (except , and ) due to transitions.