Symbol	Ce	Atomic radius: pm	183	Fusion: kJ/Mole	5.46
Name	Cerium	Ionic radius: pm	(+3)114	Boiling point: °C	3443
Atomic number	58	Electron affinity	-	Melting point: °C	798
Atomic weight	140.1	1st  ion potential	5.54	Specific Heat Cap: J/(g K)	0.19
Classification	Trans metal	Natural form	Solid	Thermal Cond: W/(cm K)	0.11
Configuration	[Xe]4f15d16s2	Crystal structure	FCC	Electrical Cond	0.0115
Oxidation states	3,4	Density	6.77	Abundance: mg/kg-crust	66.5
Electronegativity	1.12	Vaporization: kJ/Mole	314.0
Cerium was discovered in 1803 by Jöns Jacob Berzelius and Wilhelm Hisinger working together.  It was also discovered independently by Martin Klaproth at the same time.			Uses - self-cleaning ovens, heat-resistant alloys, manufacture of glass, catalyst in petroleum refining