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Q. Which of the following oxidation states are the most characteristics for lead and tin respectively?

AIPMTAIPMT 2007The p-Block Elements

Solution:

The tendency to form $+2$ ionic state increase on moving down the group due to inert pair effect. Most characteristic oxidation state for lead and tin are $+ 2, + 4$ respectively.