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CeriumCe Electron 1 Electron 2 Electron 1 Electron 2 Electron 3 Electron 4 Electron 5 Electron 6 Electron 7 Electron 8 Electron 1 Electron 2 Electron 3 Electron 4 Electron 5 Electron 6 Electron 7 Electron 8 Electron 9 Electron 10 Electron 11 Electron 12 Electron 13 Electron 14 Electron 15 Electron 16 Electron 17 Electron 18 Electron 1 Electron 2 Electron 3 Electron 4 Electron 5 Electron 6 Electron 7 Electron 8 Electron 9 Electron 10 Electron 11 Electron 12 Electron 13 Electron 14 Electron 15 Electron 16 Electron 17 Electron 18 Electron 19 Electron 1 Electron 2 Electron 3 Electron 4 Electron 5 Electron 6 Electron 7 Electron 8 Electron 9 Electron 1 Electron 2

Cerium is a chemical element with symbol Ce and atomic number 58. It is a soft, silvery, ductile metal which easily oxidizes in air. Cerium was named after the dwarf planet Ceres (itself named after the Roman goddess of agriculture).

58 Atomic Number
140.12 Atomic Mass (u)
1071.15 Melting Point (K)
3716 Boiling Point (K)
6.77 Density (solid: g/cm³, gas: g/liter)
2.7 Atomic Radius (Å)
2.04 Covalent Radius (Å)
1.12 Electronegativity
5.54 First Ionization Energy (eV)
55 Electron Affinity
6 Number of Shells
2, 8, 18, 19, 9, 2 Electron Shell Occupations
0.19 Specific Heat (J/g)