Knowing that the chemistry of lanthanoids Ln is dominated by

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Knowing that the chemistry of lanthanoids Ln is dominated by its 3 oxidation state which of the following statements is incorrect The ionic sizes of Ln III decrease in general with increasing atomic number Ln III compounds are generally colourless Ln III hydroxides are mainly basic in character Because of the large size of the Ln III ions the bonding in its compounds is predominantly ionic in character