1.cerium oxide is used as a glass-polishing agent
2. in stainless steel it is used as a precipitation agent
Cerium generally forms ionic compounds.
It is very reactive
Cerium is used in Catalytic converters in motor cars for the reduction of CO emissions. Cerium compounds are used in the manufacture of glass. It is used in various aluminum and steel alloys, it is a component of phosphers used in TV screens. Fumes from cerium fires are very toxic. It is not used in food preparation areas
Cerium is found as a compound of many other rare earth metals, so it is processed using several acids and techniques that rely on the properties of the other metals and their compounds to remove them.
Cerium is soft
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Cerium hasn't odor.
Cerium was not known by alchemists.
Cerium is an inner transition metal.
Cerium is reactive but not highly reactive.
The cation of cerium is Ce(3+).
Wilhelm Hisinger founded the elment cerium.