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Which lanthanoid forms a stable +4 species?

ALanthanum
BEuropium
CYtterbium
DCerium
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Cerium
Cerium reaches the stable f0 configuration as Ce4+, the only common higher state among lanthanoids.
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