Lanthanum silih tunggil datu kimia antuk simbolLa miwah wilangan atom 57. Punika logambélék, ulet, putih masawang pérak sané mamudar ri kala keni udara. Punika éponim saking dérét lantanida, seka datu 15 sarupa riantara lanthanum miwah lutétium ring tabél périodik], lanthanum pinaka kapartama miwah prototipe. Lantanum sacara tradisional kapeték ri antara datu tanah langka. Ketah nyané paindikan oksidasi punika +3. Lantanum nénten mawiguna biologis ring manusa menawi penting antuk makudang baktéri. Nénten nubain antuk manusa menawi ngenahang makudang aktivitas antimikroba.
↑Yttrium and all lanthanides except Ce and Pm have been observed in the oxidation state 0 in bis(1,3,5-tri-t-butylbenzene) complexes, see Cloke, F. Geoffrey N. (1993). "Zero Oxidation State Compounds of Scandium, Yttrium, and the Lanthanides". Chem. Soc. Rev. 22: 17–24. doi:10.1039/CS9932200017. and Arnold, Polly L.; Petrukhina, Marina A.; Bochenkov, Vladimir E.; Shabatina, Tatyana I.; Zagorskii, Vyacheslav V.; Cloke (2003-12-15). "Arene complexation of Sm, Eu, Tm and Yb atoms: a variable temperature spectroscopic investigation". Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 688 (1–2): 49–55. doi:10.1016/j.jorganchem.2003.08.028.