Which of the following is not an actinoid?
(i) Curium (Z = 96)
(ii) Californium (Z = 98)
(iii) Uranium (Z = 92)
(iv) Terbium (Z = 65)
Which of the following is not an actinoid?
(i) Curium (Z = 96)
(ii) Californium (Z = 98)
(iii) Uranium (Z = 92)
(iv) Terbium (Z = 65)

Option (iv) is the answer. Any group of 15 elements in the periodic table, ranging from actinium to lawrencium (atomic numbers 89–103), is known as an actinoid element. As evident from the definition, the atomic number of Terbium does not fall in the actinide series, so it is not an actinide and hence the answer.