All chemical elements

Symbol

Ce

Atomic number

58

Chemical property

Lan­thanide

Origin o the name

the then recently discovered asteroid Ceres, considered a planet at the time

Period

6

Atomic weight (u)

140.116

Atomic weight uncertainty (u)

0.001

Density (g/cm³)

6.77

Melting point (K)

1068

Boiling point (K)

3716

Heat capacity (J/(g·K))

0.192

Electro-negativity

1.12

Abundance in earth's crust (mg/kg)

66.5