CHXI03:CLASSIFICATION OF ELEMENTS AND PERIODICITY IN PROPERTIES
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An element with electronic arrangement as 2, 8, 18, 1 will exhibit the following stable oxidation states
1 \({\rm{ + 2}}\,\,{\rm{\& }}\,\,{\rm{ + 4}}\)
2 \({\rm{ + 1}}\,\,{\rm{\& }}\,\,{\rm{ + 2}}\)
3 \({\rm{ + 2}}\,\,{\rm{only}}\)
4 \({\rm{ + 1}}\,\,{\rm{only}}\)
Explanation:
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