Cerium

=Cerium=


 * Atomic Number:** 58


 * Protons:** 58


 * Electrons:** 58 


 * Neutrons:** 82 


 * Average Atomic Mass:** 140.116


 * Isotopes:** Ce-134, Ce-136, Ce-138, Ce-139, Ce-140, Ce-141,Ce-142, Ce-144 


 * Discovery:**Cerium was discovered by Wilhelm von Hisinger, Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Martin Klaproth at 1803 in Sweden, Germany.


 * Name : ** Cerium was named after the asteroid //**Ceres**// which discovered in 1801, 2 years before the element.


 * Uses:** Common Uses of Cerium are used in manufacturing glass, metallurgical and nuclear applications. Cerium is also used in the flint for lighters.


 * Interesting Facts**: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. I also found it interesting that Cerium was used in lighters.

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 * Photo: [|Cerium by Liu Wei Xiang on Flickr]
 *  [|Cerium on WebElements]
 * [|Cerium from the Periodic Table of Elements on YouTube]
 * [|History Of Cerium on WebElements>]
 * [|Uses of Cerium on WebElements>]
 * [|Interesting Facts about Cerium on WebElements>]
 * [|Isotopes on WebElements]