General Information
| Symbol: | Ce |
| Atomic Number: | 58 |
| Atomic Weight: (Atomic Mass, Molar Mass) | 140.116 |
| Group: | (Lanthanoids) |
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| Period: | 6 |
| Block: | f |
Physical Properties
| Density: | 6.66 g/cm3 |
| Atomic Volume: | 21.0 cm3/mole |
| Atomic Radius: | 1.81 angstroms |
| Covalent Radius: | pm |
| Radioactive: | No |
States
| Melting Point: | 798.0 °C |
| Boiling Point: | 3257.0 °C |
| Heat Of Fusion: | 9.2 kJ/mole |
| Heat Of Vaporization: | 313.8 kJ/mole |
Electrons & Oxidation
| Oxidation States: | +3,4 |
| Electrons Per Shell: | 2 8 18 19 9 2 |
| Electron Configuration: | [Xe] 4f1 5d1 6s2 |
| 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f1 5d1 6s2 |
Energy
| Electronegativity: | 1.1 (Pauling Scale) |
| Electron Affinity: | kJ/mol |
| 1st Ionization Energy: | 534 kJ/mol |
| Specific Heat Capacity: | 0.19 J g−1 K−1 |
| Thermal Conductivity: | 11.4 W·m−1·K−1 |
History
| Discovered In: | 1803 |
| Discovered By: | Wilhelm von Hisinger, Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Martin Klaproth |
| Discovered At: | Sweden, Germany |
| Word Origin: | Named after the asteroid Ceres which discovered in 1801, 2 years before the element |
Translations
| English | Cerium |
| Deutsch | Zer |
| Lëtzebuergesch | Zer |
| Nederlands | Cerium |
| Afrikaans | Serium |
| Frysk | Cerium |
| Dansk | Cerium |
| Svenska | Cerium |
| Norsk | Cerium |
| Íslenska | Serín |
| Føroysk | Cerium |
| Latin | Cerium |
| Français | Cérium |
| Español | Cerio |
| Catalana | Ceri |
| Occitana | Ceri |
| Português | Cério |
| Galego | Cerio |
| Italiano | Cerio |
| Furlan | Ceri |
| Român | Ceriu |
| Moldavian | Ceriu |
| Armãneashte | Tseriumu |
| Русский | Церий |
| Українска | Церій |
| by | Цэрый |
| Polska | Cer |
| Kaszëbsczi | Cer |
| Čech | Cer |
| Slovenský | Cér |
| Slovenščina | Cerij |
| Hrvatska | Cerij |
| Српски | Цериjум |
| Bosnian | Cerij |
| Македонски | Цериум |
| Български | Церий |
| Lietuviškai | Ceris |
| Lao | Cerijs |
| Sudovian | Cerijan |
| Cymraeg | Ceriwm |
| Gaeilge na hÉireann | Ceiriam |
| Gàidhlig na h | Ceiriam |
| Gaelg Vanninagh | Kerrium |
| Cornish | Keryum |
| Brezhoneg | Seriom |
| Ελληνική | Δημητριο |
| Shqip | Cerium |
| Ossetian | Церий |
| Euskera | Zerioa |
| Georgian | ცე? იუმი |
| Suomi | Cerium |
| Eesti | Tseerium |
| Magyar | Cérium |
| Türkçe | Seryum |
| Kazakh | Церий |
| Uzbek | Церий |
| Tajik | Ceri' |
| Mongolian | Цери |
| 日本語 | セリウ? [seriumu] |
| 中国话 | 鈰 |
| ไทย | ? ? ? ? ? ? ? |
| Vietnamese | Xeri |
| Bahasa Melayu | Serium, Cerium |
| العربيه | سيريوم |
| Il-Malti | Sirjum |
| עברית | סריום |
| Esperanto | Cerio |
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