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