Cerium (Ce). Diagram of the nuclear composition,electron configuration,chemical data,and valence orbitals of an atom of cerium-140 (atomic number: 58),the most common isotope of this element. The nucleus consists of 58 protons (red) and 82 neutrons (orange). 58 electrons (white) successively occupy available electron shells (rings). Cerium is a lanthanide in period 6,and the f-block of the periodic table. It melts at 795 degrees Celsius. The trend across the lanthanide series arises from the failure of electrons filling an inner f-subshell (here,within the 4th ring) to shield outer (valence) electrons from increasing nuclear charge | |
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