This has far reaching consequences in the chemistry of the
elements succeeding them Lanthanum and all the lanthanoids are rather soft white
metals They react easily with water to give solutions giving +3 ions The principal
oxidation state is +3, although +4 and +2 oxidation states are also exhibited by some
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The d- and f- Block Elements
occasionally