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Cerium shows +4 oxidation state why

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Answered by varunkeswani41
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Explanation:Cerium shows +4 oxidation state.Cerium has the atomic number=58 because after losing 1 electron from the F sub shell, it attains a noble gas configuration. These extra oxidation states are stable due to the presence of either half or fully filled or empty F sub shell.

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