Comment on the chemical reactivity of d-block and f-block elements.
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d-block (transition) elements and f-block (inner transition) elements exhibit very small change in atomic radii.
Therefore, the transition and inner transition elements belonging to the individual series have similar chemical properties.
Their ionization enthalpies are intermediate between those of s-block and p-block elements. Thus, d-block and f-block elements generally show moderate reactivity.