NCERT Class XII Chemistry
Chapter - The d- and f-Block Elements
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Explain briefly how +2 state becomes more and more stable in the first half of the first row transition elements with increasing atomic numbers?
Solution:  
With increasing atomic number the effective nuclear charge increasesafter losing two electrons from s-orbital. The ionic size decreases whichresults in more stability. The stability is less in the beginning due to toofew electrons to lose or share.
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