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Lanthanide chlorides
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<p>Lanthanide chlorides are a group of chemical compounds that can form between a lanthanide element (from <a href="/facts/Lanthanum/Uhmmy1sB">lanthanum</a> to <a href="/facts/Lutetium/URlmnYG8">lutetium</a>) and <a href="/facts/Chlorine/y27UwYBM">chlorine</a>. The lanthanides in these compounds are usually in the +2 and +3 <a href="/facts/Oxidation_state/W53W6s6V">oxidation states</a>, although compounds with lanthanides in lower oxidation states exist. </p>