Which of the following statements related to lanthanoids is incorrect?

  • A
    Lanthanoids are silvery white soft metals.
  • B
    $Samarium$ $(Sm)$ shows $+2$ oxidation state.
  • C
    $Ce^{+4}$ solutions are widely used as oxidising agents in titrimetric analysis.
  • D
    Colour of lanthanoid ion in solution is due to $d-d$ transition.

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