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What are the different oxidation states exhibited by the lanthanoids?

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The most common oxidation state of lanthanoids is `+3` . However, some lanthanoids also hsow an oxidatin state of `+2` and `+4` . For example , Eu shows an oxidation state of `+2` and Ce shows an oxidation state of `+4`.
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