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Neptunium (Z = 93, ) reaches the highest oxidation state shown by actinoids. The oxidation state and the number of electrons left on the metal ion in that state are respectively

  1. A and
  2. B and
  3. C and
  4. D and

Answer: A

Np has 4 + 1 + 2 = 7 electrons outside the radon core, so the maximum state is +7 and all of them are removed, leaving with the radon core (). The +5 and +6 states would retain and respectively.
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