| Cerium | |
| Electron Configuration | 2,8,18,19,9,2 |
| Electron Configuration | [Xe]] 4f1 5d1 6s2 |
| Electronegativity | 1.12 |
| Enthalpy of Fusion | 8.87 kJ mol-1 |
| Enthalpy of Vaporisation | 398 kJ mol-1 |
| Heat Capacity | 26.94 J mol-1 K-1 |
| Thermal Conductivity | 11.3 W m-1 K-1 |
| Thermal Expansion | 6.3 μm m-1 K-1 |
| Magnetic ordering | No data |
| Electrical resistivity | 828 Ω m |
| Speed of sound | 2100 m s-1 |
| Young's modulus | 33.6 GPa |
| Shear modulus | 2100 GPa |
| Bulk modulus | 21.5 GPa |
| Poisson ratio | 0.24 |
| Mohs hardness | 2.5 |
| Vickers hardness | 270 MPa |
| Brinell hardness | 412 MPa |
Atomic Radii |
|
| 185 pm | |
| 0 pm | |
| 0 pm | |
| 0 pm | |
Oxidation States |
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| Ce+3 | |
| Ce+4 | |
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1) ![]() |
|
| 527.4 | |
| 1047 | |
| 1949 | |
| 3547 | |
| 6800 | |
| 8200 | |
| 9700 | |
| 11800 | |
| 13200 | |
| 14700 | |