Statement-1: 5f orbitals resemble the 4f orbitals in their angular part of the wave-function.
Statement-2: 5f orbitals are not as buried as 4f orbitals and hence 5f electrons can participate m bonding to a far greater extent.

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Statement-1 is true, Statement -2 is false.

Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True, Statement-2
is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-1

Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2
is a correct explanation for Statement-1

Statement-1 is false, Statement -2 is true.

answer is B.

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5f orbitals resemble the 4f orbitals in their angular part of the wave-function. Because both 5f and 4f have l = 3, so angular part of wave function is similar.

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