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Cerium
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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.
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Who Discovered
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Wilhelm Hisinger 0
Discovery
In 1803 0
Abundance
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Abundance In Universe
1 * 10
-6
% 16
Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 % 23
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 % 27
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 % 18
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 % 33
Abundance In Humans
Not Available 0
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