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In lanthanide series, which element is well known to exhibit `+4` oridation state ? Why?

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Cerium is known to exhibit `+4` state. Example of `Ce^(4+)` in compounds is `CeF_(4)` or `Ce(SO_(4))_2).
This is because `Ce^(4+)` has inert gas electronic configuration.
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