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Yes. Cerium is the element they use to make silver, and flint in cigarettes or gas lighters.

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Is cerium natural or man made?

Cerium is a naturally occurring element found in the Earth's crust. It is classified as a rare earth metal and is typically extracted from minerals such as monazite and bastnasite. While cerium itself is natural, it can also be processed and refined for various industrial applications, making certain forms of cerium used in products like catalysts or alloys appear man-made.


What family does cerium belong to?

Cerium is an element that is found in the Earth's crust. Cerium is in the Lanthanide family which is made up of rare earth metals.


What is cerium's odor?

Cerium hasn't odor.


What is the texture of cerium?

Cerium is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with a silvery-white appearance.


Is there an alchemists symbol for cerium?

Cerium was not known by alchemists.


Does cerium need to be refined if it is found in nature or is it made in the laboratory?

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.


What is cerium's state of matter?

Cerium is a solid at room temperature and pressure.


What is cerium's color?

Cerium is a silvery-white metal.


What is the chemical change for cerium?

The cation of cerium is Ce(3+).


Is cerium highly reactive?

Cerium is reactive but not highly reactive.


Who found cerium?

Wilhelm Hisinger founded the elment cerium.


What chemical symbol is the symbol for cerium?

Ce is the chemical symbol for cerium