ChemistryEasy158×since 2002Q806Knowing that the Chemistry of lanthanoids (Ln) is dominated by its +3 oxidation state, which of the following statements is incorrect?ABecause of the large size of the Ln (III) ions the bonding in its compounds is predominantly ionic in character.BThe ionic sizes of Ln (III) decrease in general with increasing atomic number.CLn (III) compounds are generally colourlessDLn (III) hydroxides are mainly basic in character.Check answerSkip