Zirconium | chemical element | Britannica
The atomic radii of zirconium and hafnium are and Å, respectively, while the radii of the ions are Zr 4+, Å, and Hf 4+, Å. The virtual identity of atomic and ionic sizes, resulting from the lanthanoid contraction, has the effect of making the chemical behaviour of these two elements more similar than for any other pair ...