Cerium (Ce )


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Cerium (Ce )
Atomic Mass : 140.115
Atomic Number : 58
Name Origins: Named after the asteroid Ceres, discovered in 1801
Year Discovered : 1803
Discovery Credits : Discovered by J. J. Berzelius and W. Hisinger at Vestmanland, Sweden. First isolated by W. F. Hillebrand and T. H. Norton in 1875 at Washington, DC, USA
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