Which of the following lanthanoid ions is diamagnetic?
(At no.s. Ce = 58, Sm = 62, Eu = 63, Yb = 70)
Yb2+
Ce2+
Sm2+
Eu2+
The electron configuration of Yb is [Xe] 4f14,6s 2 and due to no unpaired electrons in Yb2+ it is diamagnetic.
Therefore, Option(1) is correct.