Definition of cerium. Meaning of cerium. Synonyms of cerium

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Definition of cerium

Cerium
Cerium Ce"ri*um, n. [Named by Berzelius in 1803 from the asteroid Ceres, then just discovered (1801).] (Chem.) A rare metallic element, occurring in the minerals cerite, allanite, monazite, etc. Symbol Ce. Atomic weight 141.5. It resembles iron in color and luster, but is soft, and both malleable and ductile. It tarnishes readily in the air.

Meaning of cerium from wikipedia

- Cerium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ce and atomic number 58. Cerium is a soft, ductile, and silvery-white metal that tarnishes when exposed to...
- Cerium(IV) oxide, also known as ceric oxide, ceric dioxide, ceria, cerium oxide or cerium dioxide, is an oxide of the rare-earth metal cerium. It is a...
- Naturally occurring cerium (58Ce) is composed of 4 stable isotopes: 136Ce, 138Ce, 140Ce, and 142Ce, with 140Ce being the most abundant (88.48% natural...
- Cerium oxide may refer to: Cerium(III) oxide, Ce2O3, also known as dicerium trioxide Cerium(III, IV) oxide, Ce3O4 (dark blue) Cerium(IV) oxide, CeO2, also...
- Cerium nitrate refers to a family of nitrates of cerium in the +3 or +4 oxidation state. Often these compounds contain water, hydroxide, or hydronium...
- in Europe as Auermetall) is a synthetic pyrophoric alloy of mischmetal (cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, other trace lanthanides and some iron – about 95% lanthanides...
- Cerium hydroxide may refer to: Cerium(III) hydroxide, Ce(OH)3, cerium trihydroxide Cerium(IV) hydroxide, Ce(OH)4, cerium tetrahydroxide This set index...
- Cerium nitride is a binary inorganic compound of cerium and nitrogen with the chemical formula CeN. CeN can be obtained by direct chemistry of cerium...
- Cerium stearate is a metal-organic compound, a salt of cerium and stearic acid with the chemical formula C 54H 105CeO 6. The compound is classified as...
- elements are technically relatively plentiful in the entire Earth's crust (cerium being the 25th-most-abundant element at 68 parts per million, more abundant...