Lanthanide (Periodic Table)

The lanthanides (or lanthanoids) in the periodic table includes the 15 chemical elements from atomic number 57 to 71: lanthanum (La), cerium (Ce), praseodymium (Pr), neodymium (Nd), promethium (Pm), samarium (Sm), europium (Eu), gadolinium (Gd), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), holmium (Ho), erbium (Er), thulium (Tm), ytterbium (Yb), and lutetium (Lu).

group

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

period

1

1 H

2 He

2

3 Li

4 Be

5 B

6 C

7 N

8 O

9 F

10 Ne

3

11 Na

12 Mg

13 Al

14 Si

15 P

16 S

17 Cl

18 Ar

4

19 K

20 Ca

21 Sc

22 Ti

23 V

24 Cr

25 Mn

26 Fe

27 Co

28 Ni

29 Cu

30 Zn

31 Ga

32 Ge

33 As

34 Se

35 Br

36 Kr

5

37 Rb

38 Sr

39 Y

40 Zr

41 Nb

42 Mo

43 Tc

44 Ru

45 Rh

46 Pd

47 Ag

48 Cd

49 In

50 Sn

51 Sb

52 Te

53 I

54 Xe

6

55 Cs

56 Ba

72 Hf

73 Ta

74 W

75 Re

76 Os

77 Ir

78 Pt

79 Au

80 Hg

81 Tl

82 Pb

83 Bi

84 Po

85 At

86 Rn

7

87 Fr

88 Ra

104 Rf

105 Db

106 Sg

107 Bh

108 Hs

109 Mt

110 Ds

111 Rg

112 Cn

113 Nh

114 Fl

115 Mc

116 Lv

117 Ts

118 Og

57 La

58 Ce

59 Pr

60 Nd

61 Pm

62 Sm

63 Eu

64 Gd

65 Tb

66 Dy

67 Ho

68 Er

69 Tm

70 Yb

71 Lu

89 Ac

90 Th

91 Pa

92 U

93 Np

94 Pu

95 Am

96 Cm

97 Bk

98 Cf

99 Es

100 Fm

101 Md

102 No

103 Lr

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FAQs on Lanthanide

‣ What blocks are lanthanides? The f-block elements on the periodic table are lanthanides.

‣ Which lanthanide is most commonly used? Cerium is the most commonly used lanthanide.

‣ Is Sc a lanthanide? The scandium (Sc) is a transition metal, not a lanthanide.

‣ Are lanthanides good conductors of electricity? Lanthanides are good conductors of electricity.

‣ What is the general symbol for lanthanides? The general symbol for lanthanides is Ln.

‣ Which lanthanide has the highest atomic number? The lutetium element has the highest atomic number among all lanthanides.

‣ Are lanthanides transition metals? Lanthanides are inner transition metals, not transition metals.

‣ Are all lanthanides in group 3? The lanthanides do not have any group number, but some authors consider them as group 3 elements.

‣ In which period does the lanthanides appear? All the lanthanides are in period 6 of the periodic table.

‣ Are lanthanides man made? All the lanthanides are naturally occurring elements.

‣ Are there 14 or 15 lanthanides? There are a total of 15 lanthanides in the periodic table.

‣ Which element of lanthanide series is radioactive? The promethium (Pm) in the lanthanide series is a radioactive element.

‣ Which subshell is represented by the lanthanide series? The lanthanide series in the periodic table represents the f subshell.

‣ Which lanthanide has configuration 4f1 5d1 6s2? The cerium element in the lanthanide series has the electron configuration [Xe] 4f1 5d1 6s2.

‣ What is the common oxidation state of lanthanides? The common oxidation state of lanthanides is +3.

‣ Where are lanthanides located on the periodic table? Lanthanides are in the sixth row of the periodic table.

‣ Are lanthanides radioactive? Except for the promethium element, all lanthanides are non-radioactive.

‣ Are lanthanides metals or nonmetals? All lanthanides are metals.

‣ Are lanthanides inner transition metals? All lanthanides are inner transition metals.

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Related:

• Periodic Table of Elements

Also Read:

• Blocks in Periodic Table
• Groups in Periodic Table
• Periods in Periodic Table
• Metals in Periodic Table
• Alkali Metals in Periodic Table
• Alkaline Earth Metals in Periodic Table
• Actinides in Periodic Table
• Transition Metals in Periodic Table
• Post Transition Metals in Periodic Table
• Metalloids in Periodic Table
• Nonmetals in Periodic Table
• Reactive Nonmetals in Periodic Table
• Noble Gases in Periodic Table