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Is Lanthanum a d block element, or an f block element?

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  • 7 years ago

    It is regarded as an f-block element. Going by the Madelung Rule, it would be the first element where the f-block should gain an electron, hence f-block element. But due to quantum effects, the electron still ends up in the d-orbital.

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