| Cerium | |
| Elemental State | Ce |
| Electron Configuration | 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p64d105s25p66s25d14f1 |
| First Ionization Potential | 5.539 eV |
| Electron Affinity | |
| Z* | |
| Pauling Electronegativity | 1.12 |
| Covalent Radius | |
| Metallic Radius | 1.82 Å |
| Ionic Radius | 1.15 Å Ce3+ coordination number
= 6
1.283 Å Ce3+ coordination number = 8 1.01 Å Ce4+ coordination number = 6 1.11 Å Ce4+ coordination number = 8 |
| van der Waal's Radius | |
| Melting Point | 798 oC |
| Boiling Point | 3424 oC |
| Density | 6.770 g/cm3 |
| Other Properties | |