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Q.

The pair of lanthanoid ions which are diamagnetic is

  1. A

    Gd and Eu

  2. B

    Pm and Sm

  3. C

    Ce and Yb

  4. D

    Ce and Eu

Solution

Ce has the electron configuration of Xe (), all electrons paired.

Yb has configuration , again fully paired.

Both are diamagnetic. The other pairs all contain ions with unpaired electrons.

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