Ce	Z =  58	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Cerium
			From the Latin "Ceres", meaning "grain, bread"
(AM) Atomic Mass	140.115  amu	♦	Oxidation States	+3, +4
(BP) Boiling Point	3257  °C	♦	(MP) Melting Point	798  °C
(ρ) Density	6.77  g/cm3	♦	Crystal Structure	Face Centered Cubic
( χ ) Electronegativity	1.1	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	1.65  Å
Physical State	Solid	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	0.192  J/g °C
Electronic-Config	[Xe]  4f1  5d1  6s2	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	534.53  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	398  kJ/mol	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	5.46  kJ/mol
Year of Discovery	1803	♦	Location of Discovery	Sweden
(E°) Standard Potential	Ce3+⇔ Ce (-2.336 V),   Ce4+⇔ Ce3+ (1.610 V)
Stable isotopes	136Ce,  138Ce,  140Ce,  142Ce
Discovered/Synthesized by	Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Wilhelm von Hisinger, Martin Heinrich Klaproth
Natural Source	The mineral/ore bastnasite, monazite, loparite
Common Uses	Lighter flints, arc lamps, gas lamp mantles, self-cleaning ovens, glass polishing
Other Info	Used in high-intensity lamps of film projectors
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