| Element (Atom) Name | Cerium |
| Symbol | Ce |
| Physical state at room temperature | Solid |
| Element Classification | Metal |
| Group Name | Lanthanide |
| Period Number (Periodic table) | 6 |
| Group number (Periodic table) | None |
| Atomic number | 58 |
| Atomic weight | 140.116 (Ref: Jlab-ele058, ciaaw-cerium, Nist-58) 140.1 (Ref: Lanl-58) |
| Atomic Radius | 235 pm (Van der Waals) (Ref: Lanl-58) |
| Density | 6.770 g/cm3. (Ref: Jlab-ele058) |
| Melting point | 798°C (Ref: Jlab-ele058) 795 °C (Ref: Lanl-58) |
| Boiling point | 3424°C (Ref: Jlab-ele058) 3443 °C (Ref: Lanl-58) |
| Electron shell configuration | 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 4f1 5s2 5p6 5d1 6s2 |
| Oxidation States | +4, +3 (Ref: Jlab-ele058) 4, 3, 2, 1 (a mildly basic oxide) (Ref: Lanl-58) |
| Ionization Energy | 5.539 eV (Ref: Jlab-ele058) 5.5386 eV (Ref: Nist-58) |
| Number of Stable Isotopes | 1 |
| InChI | InChI=1S/Ce (Ref: Pubchem-58) |
| InChI Key | GWXLDORMOJMVQZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N (Ref: Pubchem-58) |
| Remarks |
REFERENCES
- Jlab-ele058: https://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele058.html
- Lanl-58: https://periodic.lanl.gov/58.shtml
- ciaaw-cerium : https://www.ciaaw.org/cerium.htm
- Nist-58: https://physics.nist.gov/cgi-bin/Elements/elInfo.pl?element=58
- Pubchem-58: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/element/58
- science.co.il: https://www.science.co.il/elements/
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