Q. Which of the following lanthanide is commonly used?
A) Lanthanum
B) Nobelium
C) Thorium
D) Cerium
Explanation
(d)
Cerium is commonly used in manufacture of alloys of lanthanide. It is also used in dying cotton or fabrics, for scavenging oxygen and sulphur from other metals and also used as catalyst.
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