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In 1803, Jons Jakob Berzelius and Wilhelm Hisinger both discovered Cerium in Bastnas, Sweden. In the same year, Martin Heinrich Klaproth also discovered it in Germany. Cerium was named by Berzelius after the dwarf planet, Ceres.

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Cerium (pronounced /ˈsɪəriəm/) is a chemical element with the symbol Ce and atomic number 58. It is a soft, silvery, ductile metal which easily oxidizes in air. Cerium was named after the dwarf planet Ceres.

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In the Latin language caesius has the meaning of blue; the emission lines of the Cs atomic spectrum are in the blue range.

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Discovered in 1803 by Klaproth, Berzelius and Hisinger.

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ceres is the roman goddess of harvest and grain. her greek name is demeter. pallas is the greek goddess of wisdom.

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