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Ce

Cerium
138.90547 (7)
 Historical Information

Cerium was discovered in 1803 by Jons Jacob Berzelius and Wilhelm Hisinger and independently by Martin Klaproth. It was isolated from a mineral from an iron mine at Bastns.
Basic Information Shells
  • Name:Cerium
  • Symbol: Ce
  • Atomic number: 58
  • Atomic weight:138.90547 (7)
  • Standard state: solid at 298 K
  • Group in periodic table:
  • Group name:Lanthanoid
  • Period in periodic table: 6
  • Block in periodic table: f-block
  • Classification: Metallic
 Cerium
Uses Trivia
  • component of misch metal, used in the manufacture of pyrophoric alloys for cigarette lighters, etc.
  • used as a catalyst in petroleum refining

It is the most abundant of the rare earth metals and is found in minerals including allanite, monazite, cerite, and bastnaesite. There are large deposits found in India, Brazil and the USA.