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| Atomic Number | 58 |
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| Atomic Symbol | Ce |
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| Atomic Weight | 140.115 amu |
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| Group | Rare Earth (Lanthanide Series) |
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| Form | Solid |
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| Density @ STP | 6.770 g/cm3 |
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| Melting Point | 798 °C (1468.4 °F, 1071.15 °K) |
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| Boiling Point | 3443 °C (6229.4 °F, 3716.15 °K) |
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| Heat of Fusion | 5.46 kJ/mol |
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| Heat of Vaporization | 350 kJ/mol |
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| First Ionization Potential | 5.5387 eV |
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| Electronegativity (on Pauling scale) | 1.12 |
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| Specific Heat Capacity | 0.192 J/g K |
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| Ground State Electron Configuration | 4f1 5s2 5p6 5d1 6s2 |
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| Oxidation States | +4 |
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| Stable Isotopes and Natural Abundance on Earth | 136Ce, 0.19%; 138Ce, 0.25%; 140Ce, 88.48%; 142Ce, 11.08% |
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| Selected Radioisotopes | 139Ce, 141Ce, 144Ce |
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| Crystal Structure | Hexagonal |
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| Discovered by | Hisinger; Berzelius, 1803. Also, Klaproth, 1803 |
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