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The most stable oxidation state of thallium in its compounds is

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

Answer: D

Down group 13 the inert pair effect grows, so the electrons of Tl stay unused. Thus is more stable than , and +1 is the most stable state.
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