Ce
Cerium
Z 58 140.116 g/molLanthanide
Group
3
Period
6
Block
f
Occurrence
Dying low-mass stars 76%Merging neutron stars 24%Geochemical class: Lithophile
Biological Role
Microbes: Essential
History
1803 (discovery)
Martin Heinrich Klaproth
1803 (discovery)
Wilhelm Hisinger, Jöns Jacob Berzelius
1875 (isolation)
William Francis Hillebrand
Named By
Jöns Jacob Berzelius
Latin Name
Cerium
Abundance
Solar System< 0.0001%0.00434 ppm
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Sun< 0.0001%0.00394 ppm
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Meteorites< 0.0001%0.633 ppm
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Earth's crust0.0043%43 ppm
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Oceans< 0.0001%< 0.0001 ppm
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Humans< 0.0001%0.57 ppm
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