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Common Oxidation States

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Which of the following lanthanoids show +2 oxidation state besides the characteristic oxidation state +3 of lanthanoids?

A

Ce

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Eu

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Yb

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Ho

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Solution

The correct options are
B Eu
C Yb
Europium and Ytterbium have this characteristic oxidation which is an exception from the characteristic +3 oxidation exhibited in general by the Lanthanoids.

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