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f-Block, SAD

• f-block: lanthanides and actinides
  • Dr S. J. Heyes' lectures notes

f orbitals

• The Orbitron — 4f orbitals
• Cubic set and general set exist — there is no unique set of real f orbitals, unlike the d orbitals
• General set:
  • f_{x(x²−3y²)}
  • f_z(x²−y²)
  • f_xz²
  • f_z³
  • f_yz²
  • f_xyz
  • f_{y(3x²−y²)}

Lanthanides

• Lanthanide
• Organolanthanide chemistry

Stability of +2 oxidation state

For most lanthanides, the most stable oxidation state is +3. But for few lanthanide elements, the +2 oxidation state is more stable.

• Europium(II) sulfide

Actinides

• Actinide
• Actinides in the environment
• Uranium in the environment
• PUREX process: plutonium and uranium recovery by extraction