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7440-45-1 [1 record]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2010-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Geochemistry
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Universal entry(ies)
Ce
symbol
7440-45-1
CAS number
DEF

A steel-gray-metallic element, one of the rare earth metals.

OBS

cerium: term adopted by Environment Canada; used in the list of pollutants measured in the National Air Pollution Surveillance Network (NAPS).

PHR

Crude cerium.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Géochimie
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Ce
symbol
7440-45-1
CAS number
DEF

[...] métal le plus common du groupe des lanthanides.

OBS

[...] le cérium [...] contient, en fait, deux éléments : le cérium et le lanthane.

OBS

cérium : terme retenu par Environnement Canada; utilisé dans la liste des polluants mesurés par le Réseau national de surveillance de la pollution atmosphérique (RNSPA).

PHR

Cérium brut.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Geoquímica
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Ce
symbol
7440-45-1
CAS number
OBS

Lantánido de número atómico 58. Metal muy reactivo, dúctil, de color gris. Es atacado por ácidos minerales y por álcalis. Oxidable en aire húmedo. No tóxico. Puede arder espontáneamente en el contacto con el aire. Es agente reductor.

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