Periodic Table And Periodicity

The group 14 elements $A$ and $B$ have the first ionisation enthalpy values of 708 and $715 \mathrm{~kJ} \mathrm{~mol}^{-1}$ respectively. The above values are lowest among their group members. The nature of their ions $\mathrm{A}^{2+}$ and $\mathrm{B}^{4+}$ respectively is