Chemical Symbol Ce (+ Cool facts: Color, Uses and more...) 2022

Every chemical element has its own symbol to represent them. But what is the Ce element?

The answer is Cerium, whose symbol is Ce, and there's a lot of cool facts about it that most people don't know. Let me walk you through...

Cerium Overview

Chemical Symbol

Ce (Cerium)

Uses

Its oxides are used in the optics and glass-making industries. Its salts are used in the photography and textile industry. Used in high-intensity carbon lamps and as alloying agents in special metals.

State at 20 °C

Solid

Description

Malleable, ductile, iron-gray metal.

Name Origin

Named after the asteroid, Ceres, discovered two years before the element.

Sources

Most abundant rare earth metal. Found in many minerals like monazite sand [Ce(PO4)].

Atomic Number

58

Learn more about the atomic number.

Atomic Mass

140,115

Discovery

Discovered By: W. von Hisinger, J. Berzelius, M. Klaproth

Year: 1803

Location: Sweden/Germany

Learn more about the atomic mass.

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