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Published on: August 13, 2026
The reason behind the same physical and chemical properties of zirconium 
series) and hafnium 
series) is
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C
Due to lanthanoid contraction the second and third d ‐ series exhibit similar radii ( 
160 pm, 
159 pm) and have very similar physical and chemical properties.
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