Name any two elements of 4f series which act as strong reducing agent in +2 oxidation state in lantanoids
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Electroni configuration of Ce=[Xe]4f15d16s2
Formation of Ce+4 is favoured by its noble gas configuration due to which it shows +4 oxidtion state.
It can be easily converted into Ce+3, due to which Ce+4 acts as an oxidising agent.
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