Q.

Strong reducing and oxidizing agents among the following, respectively, are  [2023]

1 Eu2+ and Ce4+  
2 Ce4+ and Eu2+  
3 Ce4+ and Tb4+  
4 Ce3+ and Ce4+  

Ans.

(1)

(ECe+4/Ce+30)=RP1.74 V

Eu+2 is a strong reducing agent converting to common oxidation state +3, where as Ce4+ is a strong oxidising agent converting to +3-oxidation state.