Properties of Cerium and Platinum
Melting Point
1,772.00 °C
  
16
Boiling Point
3,257.00 °C
  
23
3,827.00 °C
  
15
Hardness
  
  
Brinell Hardness
186.00 MPa
  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
2,100.00 m/s
  
99+
2,800.00 m/s
  
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Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Ce
  
Pt
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Allen Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
534.40 kJ/mol
  
99+
870.00 kJ/mol
  
10
2nd Energy Level
1,050.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,791.00 kJ/mol
  
21
3rd Energy Level
1,949.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
Not Available
  
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.74 g/amp-hr
  
99+
1.82 g/amp-hr
  
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Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
6.77 g/cm3
  
99+
21.45 g/cm3
  
11
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
  
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Other Mechanical Properties
Symbol
Ce
  
Pt
  
Group Number
Not Available
  
Period Number
6
  
6
  
Atomic Weight
140.12 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
20.67 cm3/mol
  
17
9.09 cm3/mol
  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f1 5d1 6s2
  
[Xe] 4f14 5d9 6s1
  
Valence Electron Potential
41.78 (-eV)
  
99+
392.42 (-eV)
  
1
Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Cerium.jpg#100
  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Platinum.jpg#100
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Resistivity
105.00 nΩ·m
  
30
Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω
  
99+
0.10 106/cm Ω
  
21
Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol
  
21
205.30 kJ/mol
  
2
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.19 J/(kg K)
  
32
0.13 J/(kg K)
  
39
Thermal Conductivity
11.30 W/m·K
  
99+
71.60 W/m·K
  
24
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
26.94 J/mol·K
  
23
25.86 J/mol·K
  
35
Thermal Expansion
6.30 µm/(m·K)
  
99+
8.80 µm/(m·K)
  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
72.00 J/mol.K
  
12
41.60 J/mol.K
  
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Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
414.00 kJ/mol
  
16
510.50 kJ/mol
  
11
Enthalpy of Fusion
5.46 kJ/mol
  
99+
19.70 kJ/mol
  
12
Enthalpy of Atomization
381.00 kJ/mol
  
23
565.00 kJ/mol
  
11