NEET 2026 Chemistry question

Although +3 oxidation state is most common in lanthanoids, cerium still shows +4 oxidation state because:

Answer: (4)

Solution

Ce (Z = 58) is . Losing 3 electrons gives (); losing one more gives with , the empty (noble-gas, Xe-like) configuration, which is especially

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