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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Ce
Ho
1.2 Group Number
NANA
0 17
1.3 Period Number
66
2 7
1.4 Block
f block
f block
1.5 Element Family
Lanthanide
Lanthanide
1.6 CAS Number
74404517440600
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
P63/mmc
1.8 Space Group Number
194.00194.00
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Cerium is a rare earth metal but still it is not rare at all.
  • It’s non-toxic compound Cerium sulfide has a rich red color and it is used as a pigment.
  • Cerium metal is also used in Flat screen TVs, light bulb, floodlights, etc.
  • Holmium metal is very soft and malleable.
  • Holmium metal is well known for its corrosion resistivity.
2.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Wilhelm Hisinger
Marc Delafontaine
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1803
In 1878
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %5 * 10-8 %
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %~-9999 %
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.00 %
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %0.00 %
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
NANA
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
  • It is used to include flints for cigarette lighters.
  • Its compound Cerium (Ill) Oxide is used as a catalyst; it is put inside the walls of the oven as it prevents from the buildup of cooking residues.
  • Holmium metal has an ability to absorb neutrons, so this metal is used in nuclear reactors to keep the chain reactions of elements under control.
  • Alloys of Holmium are used to produce Magnet.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry
NA
3.1.2 Medical Uses
Medical Research
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Nuclear Research
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Moderately Toxic
Low Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3NA
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
2.70 p.p.m.NA
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
795.00 °C1,461.00 °C
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
3,257.00 °C2,600.00 °C
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silvery White
Silvery White
4.3.3 Luster
Lustrous
Metallic
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
2.50NA
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
186.00 MPa746.00 MPa
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
210.00 MPa481.00 MPa
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
2,100.00 m/s2,760.00 m/s
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
NANA
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Ce
Ho
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
3034
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.121.23
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.081.10
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
NANA
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.882.77
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
534.40 kJ/mol581.00 kJ/mol
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,050.00 kJ/mol1,140.00 kJ/mol
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
1,949.00 kJ/mol2,204.00 kJ/mol
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
3,547.00 kJ/mol4,100.00 kJ/mol
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
6,325.00 kJ/molNA
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
7,490.00 kJ/molNA
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
NANA
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
NANA
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
NANA
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
NANA
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
NANA
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NANA
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NANA
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NANA
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NANA
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NANA
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NANA
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NANA
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NANA
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
1.74 g/amp-hr2.02 g/amp-hr
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
2.84 eVNA
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Chemical Stability, Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
5867
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f1 5d1 6s2
[Xe] 4f11 6s2
6.3 Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
5867
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
8298
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
5867
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
181.80 pm176.00 pm
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
204.00 pm192.00 pm
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
235.00 pm216.00 pm
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
140.12 amu164.93 amu
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
20.67 cm3/mol18.70 cm3/mol
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
41.78 (-eV)47.90 (-eV)
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
362.00 pm357.73 pm
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NA1.57
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
6.77 g/cm38.79 g/cm3
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.55 g/cm38.34 g/cm3
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
1.04 (Pa)NA
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
13.50 GPa26.30 GPa
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
21.50 GPa40.20 GPa
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
33.60 GPa64.80 GPa
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
0.240.23
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
Ductile, Malleable, Sectile
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
6.778.80
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NANA
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
828.00 nΩ·m814.00 nΩ·m
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω0.01 106/cm Ω
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol50.00 kJ/mol
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.19 J/(kg K)0.16 J/(kg K)
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
26.94 J/mol·K27.15 J/mol·K
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
11.30 W/m·K16.20 W/m·K
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
6.30 µm/(m·K)11.20 µm/(m·K)
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
414.00 kJ/mol241.00 kJ/mol
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
5.46 kJ/mol11.76 kJ/mol
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
381.00 kJ/mol301.00 kJ/mol
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
72.00 J/mol.K75.30 J/mol.K
9.5 198.1