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Cerium (Ce) exhibits +4 oxidation state

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It has noble gas configuration in +4 oxidation state.
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  2. How lanthanoids reacts with water and dil. Acids?

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  10. Give reason: Why Lanthanoids are less reactive than actinoids.

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  17. Among Fe^(2+) and Fe^(3+) which is more stable? Give reason.

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  19. Give reason: Cu^(2+) is paramagnetic and Cu^(+) is diamagnetic.

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  20. Give reason 'transition metals generally form coloured compound'.

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