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Properties of substance:

cerium

Group of substances:

inorganic

Physical appearance:

cubic metal

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

Ce

Structural formula as text:

Ce

Molar/atomic mass: 140.12

Melting point (°C):

804

Boiling point (°C):

3450

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

ethanol: insoluble [Ref.]
mercury: 0.016 (20°C) [Ref.]
mercury: 0.1 (150°C) [Ref.]
mercury: 1 (450°C) [Ref.]
water: insoluble [Ref.]

Numerical data:

Year of discovery: 1803

Density:

6.77 (20°C, g/cm3)

Reactions of synthesis:

  1. [Ref.1aster]
    2CeCl3 + 3Ca → 2Ce + 3CaCl2

Half-life:

12158Ce = 1.1 s (β+ (100%), β+p (about 1%))
12358Ce = 3.8 s (β+ (100%), β+p)
12458Ce = 9.1 s (β+ (100%))
12558Ce = 9.7 s (β+ (100%), β+p (?))
125m58Ce = 13 s (internal transition (100%))
12658Ce = 51.0 s (β+ (100%))
12758Ce = 34 s (β+ (100%))
127m58Ce = 28.6 s (β+ (100%))
12858Ce = 3.93 min (β+ (100%))
12958Ce = 3.5 min (β+ (100%))
13058Ce = 22.9 min (β+ (100%))
130m58Ce = 100 ns (internal transition (100%))
13158Ce = 10.3 min (β+ (100%))
131m58Ce = 5.4 min (β+ (100%))
13258Ce = 3.51 h (β+ (100%))
132m58Ce = 9.4 ms (internal transition (100%))
13358Ce = 97 min (β+ (100%))
133m58Ce = 5.1 h (β+ (100%))
13458Ce = 3.16 d (electron capture (100%))
134m58Ce = 308 ns (internal transition (100%))
13558Ce = 17.7 h (β+ (100%))
135m58Ce = 20 s (internal transition (100%))
13658Ce = stable ( (isotopic abundance 0,185%))
136m58Ce = 1.96 μs (internal transition (100%))
13758Ce = 9.0 h (β+ (100%))
137m58Ce = 34.4 h (internal transition (99.21%), β+ (0.79%))
13858Ce = stable ( (isotopic abundance 0,251%))
138m58Ce = 8.65 ms (internal transition (100%))
13958Ce = 137.641 d (electron capture (100%))
139m58Ce = 56.54 s (internal transition (100%))
14058Ce = stable ( (isotopic abundance 88,45%))
140m58Ce = 7.3 μs (internal transition (100%))
14158Ce = 32.511 d (β- (100%))
14258Ce = stable ( (isotopic abundance 11,114%))
14358Ce = 33.039 h (β- (100%))
14458Ce = 284.91 d (β- (100%))
14558Ce = 3.01 min (β- (100%))
14658Ce = 13.52 min (β- (100%))
14758Ce = 56.4 s (β- (100%))
14858Ce = 56.8 s (β- (100%))
14958Ce = 4.94 s (β- (100%))
15058Ce = 6.05 s (β- (100%))
15158Ce = 1.76 s (β- (100%))
15258Ce = 1.42 s (β- (100%))
15358Ce = 865 ms (β- (100%), β-n)
15458Ce = 722 ms (β- (100%), β-n)
15558Ce = 313 ms (β- (100%), β-n)
15658Ce = 233 ms (β- (100%), β-n)
15758Ce = 175 ms (β- (100%), β-n)
15858Ce = 99 ms (β- (100%), β-n (?))

Vapour pressure (Torr):

0.01 (1292°C)
0.1 (1442°C)
1 (1602°C)
10 (1860°C)

Electrode potential:

Ce3+ + 3e- → Ce, E = -2.34 V (water, 25°C)
Ce4+ + e- → Ce3+, E = 1.72 V (water, 25°C)

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

0 (s)

Standard molar Gibbs energy of formation ΔfG0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

0 (s)

Standard molar entropy S0 (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

64 (s)

Molar heat capacity at constant pressure Cp (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

26.9 (s)

Molar enthalpy (heat) of fusion ΔfusH (kJ/mol):

8.8

Enthalpy (heat) of vaporization ΔvapH (kJ/mol):

409

References:

  1. Гринвуд Н., Эрншо А. Химия элементов. - Т.2. - М.: БИНОМ. Лаборатория знаний, 2008. - pp. 552 [Russian]
  2. Гурвич Я.А. Справочник молодого аппаратчика-химика. - М.: Химия, 1991. - pp. 52 [Russian]
  3. Рабинович В.А., Хавин З.Я. Краткий химический справочник. - Л.: Химия, 1977. - pp. 112 [Russian]
  4. Сонгина О.А. Редкие металлы. - 3 изд. - М.: Металлургия, 1964. - pp. 228-246 [Russian]

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