Which of the following oxidation states are the most characteristics for lead and tin respectively?
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+4,+2
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+2,+4
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+4,+4
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+2,+2
B.
+2,+4
The tendency to form +2 ionic state increase on moving down the group due to the inert pair effect.
Most characteristic oxidation state for lead and tin are +2,+4 respectively.