CUET · CHEMISTRY · PYQ PAPER 2025
Select the Lanthanoids which show +2 oxidation state?
(A) Yb
(B) Ce
(C). Eu
(D) Ho
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- A (A), and (C) only
- B (A), (B) and (C) only
- C (A), (B), (C) and (D)
- D (D) only
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Correct Answer
(A) (A), and (C) only
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Yb and Eu show +2 oxidation state.
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