58Ce

Cerium

Lanthanide

Cerium (Ce) is element 58, a lanthanide, in period 6 of the periodic table. Its standard atomic weight is 140.116, it melts at 798 °C and boils at 3443 °C. Discovered by Jons Jacob Berzelius, 1803.

Atomic Number58

SymbolCe

NameCerium

Atomic Weight140.116 u

CategoryLanthanide

Period6

Melting Point798 °C

Boiling Point3443 °C

Density6.77 g/cm³

Electron Config[Xe] 4f1 5d1 6s2

Discovered ByJons Jacob Berzelius, 1803

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