What is the cause of lanthanoid contraction?
- APoor shielding effect of outer electrons by $4f$ electrons.
- BEffective shielding effect of outer electrons by $5d$ electrons.
- CSame effective nuclear charge of elements from $Ce$ to $Lu$.
- DImperfect shielding of outer electrons by $4f$ electrons.
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