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Element: Cerium

Element: Cerium . By: Cassie zoetjes. The Element cerium. I am the element Cerium I was discovered by J.J Berzelius and W. Hisinger I am found in group Lanthanides I am in period 6 My atomic number is 58. Continued…. I have 58 protons I have 82 neutrons I have 58 electrons

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Element: Cerium

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  1. Element: Cerium By: Cassie zoetjes

  2. The Element cerium • I am the element Cerium • I was discovered by J.J Berzelius and W. Hisinger • I am found in group Lanthanides • I am in period 6 • My atomic number is 58

  3. Continued… • I have 58 protons • I have 82 neutrons • I have 58 electrons • I’m important because I am known as the most abundant of the rare-earth metals • I am found in different minerals including; allanite, monazite, bastnasite, cerite, and samarskite

  4. Continued… • * I am used to make: • -heat resistant alloys • -cast irons • -Steel production • -magnets • -glass • -petroleum refinement • -etc.

  5. Continued… • * I’m used in the process of being used as a diesel fuel additive for the filtration of pollutants. I am also an ingredient in polishing compounds for glass, television faceplates, mirrors, optical glass, and disk drives. I am also used to de-colorize glass for certain applications. These applications include containers or tableware. I am usually added to products to provide shape control.

  6. Cerium properties • *Physical Properties: • -soft • -iron-grey metal • -a little harder than lead

  7. Cerium properties • *Chemical Properties • -very reactive • -oxidizes slowly in cold water, rapidly in hot • -can burn when heated or scratched with a knife

  8. Cerium history • Named for the asteroid Ceres • Discovered in 1803 by Berzelius and Hisinger • Hillebrand and Norton prepared the metal in 1875

  9. Cool facts • * Cerium is one of the rare elements used to make carbon arc lights which are used in the motion picture industry for studio and projector lighting • * It is also a component used to make flints or lighters • * Cerium can also make special and rare metals • * Abbreviated as Ce

  10. Citations • * Cerium. Los Alamos National Laboratory. Molycorp. 2013. December 15 2013. Print. • Jefferson Labs. #53 Cerium Chemical Elements. December 15 2013. Print. • Lenntech B.V. Cerium Chemical Properties, Heal & Environmental Facts. • December 15, 2013. Print.

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