Cerium

=Cerium = = = = = = =   Cerium was named after the Roman Ceres, which was discovered in 1801. The element was discovered two years later in 1803 by Klaproth and by Berzelius and Hisinger. In 1875 Hillebrand and Norton prepared the metal.    Number of protons, neutrons, electrons land, solid   Melting point 798 c     Boiling point 3443 c     Density 6.78 g/cm^3  Abundance in the earth’s crust Uses  it’s used as the flint in cigarette and gas lighters. Cerium oxide is used as a catalytic converter for automobiles and it is also used in the walls of self-cleaning ovens. Interesting facts = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =Sources=

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