Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): In the Lanthanoids, the formation of Ce+4 is favoured by its noble gas configuration.
Statement (II): Ce+4 is a strong oxidant reverting to the common +3 state.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
1
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
2
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
3
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
4
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
5
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