What are some paramagnetic inner transition metals?
Would Mo, or Ti count?
No, those are transition metals, but I don't know which ones are paramagnetic in the inner transition metals. The inner transition metals are the metals located in the two rows at the bottom of the periodic table, because they do not fit in the regular table. (two rows separately below the rest of the table)
If we go by the definition of paramagnetism occurring because of unpaired electrons, then all of the 4f transition metals are paramagnetic except Yb and all of the 5f metals except No. You can look up the electron configuration at webelements com.
Thank you, drbob222
and bobpursley
Paramagnetic inner transition metals are those that have unpaired electrons in their outer shells and are attracted to an external magnetic field. The inner transition metals consist of two series: the lanthanides (or rare earth elements) and the actinides.
To determine the paramagnetic inner transition metals, we need to examine the electron configuration of each element in the lanthanide and actinide series. The electron configurations of these elements can be found using the periodic table or by referring to a reliable source.
In the lanthanide series, all elements have the electron configuration [Xe] 4f^n 5d^0 6s^2, where n is the number of electrons in the 4f orbital. Since the 4f orbital can hold a maximum of 14 electrons, any element in the lanthanide series with one or more unpaired electrons in the 4f orbital will be paramagnetic. Examples of paramagnetic lanthanides include Gadolinium (Gd) and Terbium (Tb).
In the actinide series, the electron configurations become more complex, but the general pattern is [Rn] 5f^n 6d^1 7s^2. Similar to the lanthanides, any actinide element with unpaired electrons in the 5f orbital will be paramagnetic. An example is Uranium (U), which has an electron configuration of [Rn] 5f^3 6d^1 7s^2.
Keep in mind that not all elements in the lanthanide and actinide series are paramagnetic. Some elements may have fully filled electron orbitals, resulting in no unpaired electrons and therefore no paramagnetic properties.
In summary, paramagnetic inner transition metals can be identified by checking if there are any unpaired electrons in the 4f or 5f orbitals of the lanthanide and actinide elements.