cerium
- Formula: Ce
- Molecular weight: 140.116
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/Ce
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: GWXLDORMOJMVQZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 7440-45-1
- Chemical structure:
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Gas phase ion energetics data
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
L - Sharon G. Lias
Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron
B - John E. Bartmess
View reactions leading to Ce+ (ion structure unspecified)
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IE (evaluated) | 5.5387 ± 0.0004 | eV | N/A | N/A | L |
Electron affinity determinations
| EA (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.570 ± 0.020 | LPES | Felton, Ray, et al., 2014 | B |
| 0.628 ± 0.010 | N/A | Walter, Gibson, et al., 2011 | B |
| 0.650 ± 0.030 | N/A | Walter, Gibson, et al., 2007 | B |
| 0.66 ± 0.10 | LPES | Davis and Thompson, 2002 | As reinterpreted by O'Malley and Beck, 2006: true 0->0 threshold too weak to observe; B |
Ionization energy determinations
| IE (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5387 | EVAL | Lide, 1992 | LL |
| 5.5387 ± 0.0004 | LS | Worden, Solarz, et al., 1978 | LLK |
| 5.5387 ± 0.0004 | S | Martin, Zalubas, et al., 1978 | LLK |
| 5.537 ± 0.0004 | PI | Paisner, Solarz, et al., 1977 | LLK |
| 5.5387 ± 0.0004 | LS | Paisner, Solarz, et al., 1977 | LLK |
| 5.4 ± 0.1 | EI | Ackermann, Rauh, et al., 1976 | LLK |
| 6.0 ± 0.5 | EI | Piacente, Bardi, et al., 1973 | LLK |
| 5.6 ± 0.5 | EI | Guido and Gigli, 1973 | LLK |
| 5.9 ± 0.6 | EI | Gingerich, Pupp, et al., 1972 | LLK |
| 5.7 ± 0.3 | EI | Cocke and Gingerich, 1972 | LLK |
| 5.9 ± 0.4 | EI | Gingerich, 1971 | LLK |
| 6.0 ± 0.5 | EI | Gingerich and Pupp, 1971 | LLK |
| 5.47 ± 0.02 | S | Moore, 1970 | RDSH |
| 5.54 ± 0.06 | SI | Hertel, 1968 | RDSH |
| 5.60 ± 0.05 | SI | Ionov and Mittsev, 1961 | RDSH |
References
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Felton, Ray, et al., 2014
Felton, J.; Ray, M.; Jarrold, C.C.,
Measurement of the electron affinity of atomic Ce,
Phys. Rev. A, 2014, 89, 3, 033407, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.89.033407
. [all data]
Walter, Gibson, et al., 2011
Walter, C.W.; Gibson, N.D.; Li, Y.G.; Matyas, D.J.; Alton, R.M.; Lou, S.E.; Field, R.L.; Hanstorp, D.; Pan, L.; Beck, D.R.,
Experimental and theoretical study of bound and quasibound states of Ce-,
Phys. Rev. A, 2011, 84, 3, 032514, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.84.032514
. [all data]
Walter, Gibson, et al., 2007
Walter, C.W.; Gibson, N.D.; Janczak, C.M.; Starr, K.A.; Snedden, A.P.; Field, R.L.; Andersson, P.,
Infrared photodetachment of Ce-: Threshold spectroscopy and resonance structure,
Phys. Rev. A, 2007, 76, 5, 052702, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.76.052702
. [all data]
Davis and Thompson, 2002
Davis, V.T.; Thompson, J.S.,
Measurement of the electron affinity of cerium,
Phys. Rev. Lett., 2002, 88, 7, no.-073, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.073003
. [all data]
O'Malley and Beck, 2006
O'Malley, S.M.; Beck, D.R.,
Calculation of Ce- binding energies by analysis of photodetachment partial cross sections,
Phys. Rev. A, 2006, 74, 4, 042509, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.74.042509
. [all data]
Lide, 1992
Lide, D.R. (Editor),
Ionization potentials of atoms and atomic ions
in Handbook of Chem. and Phys., 1992, 10-211. [all data]
Worden, Solarz, et al., 1978
Worden, E.F.; Solarz, R.W.; Paisner, J.A.; Conway, J.G.,
First ionization potentials of lanthanides by laser spectroscopy,
J. Opt. Soc. Am., 1978, 68, 52. [all data]
Martin, Zalubas, et al., 1978
Martin, W.C.; Zalubas, R.; Hagan, L.,
Atomic energy levels - the rare earth elements,
Natl. Stand. Ref. Data Ser. (U.S. Natl. Bur. Stand.), 1978, 60. [all data]
Paisner, Solarz, et al., 1977
Paisner, J.A.; Solarz, R.W.; Worden, E.F.; Conway, J.G.,
IV. Highly excited states, ionization, and high intensity interactions Identification of Rydberg state in the atomic lanthanides and actinides,
Springer Ser. Opt. Sci., 1977, 7, 160. [all data]
Ackermann, Rauh, et al., 1976
Ackermann, R.J.; Rauh, E.G.; Thorn, R.J.,
The thermodynamics of ionization of gaseous oxides; the first ionization potentials of the lanthanide metals and monoxides,
J. Chem. Phys., 1976, 65, 1027. [all data]
Piacente, Bardi, et al., 1973
Piacente, V.; Bardi, G.; Malaspina, L.; Desideri, A.,
Dissociation energy of CeO2 and Ce2O2 molecules,
J. Chem. Phys., 1973, 59, 31. [all data]
Guido and Gigli, 1973
Guido, M.; Gigli, G.,
Mass spectrometric study of the CeSiC molecules,
J. Chem. Phys., 1973, 59, 3437. [all data]
Gingerich, Pupp, et al., 1972
Gingerich, K.A.; Pupp, C.; Campbell, B.E.,
Mass spectrometric determination of the heats of atomization of the molecules Ce2S, CeS2, Ce2S2, Ce2S3,
High Temp. Sci., 1972, 4, 236. [all data]
Cocke and Gingerich, 1972
Cocke, D.L.; Gingerich, K.A.,
Mass spectrometric determination of the bond dissociation energies of the molecules CePd and CeC2,
J. Phys. Chem., 1972, 76, 2332. [all data]
Gingerich, 1971
Gingerich, K.A.,
Gaseous metal borides. III. The dissociation energy and heat of formation of gold monoboride,
J. Chem. Phys., 1971, 54, 2646. [all data]
Gingerich and Pupp, 1971
Gingerich, K.A.; Pupp, C.,
Mass spectrometric determination of the heats of formation atomization of gaseous AuBO,
J. Chem. Phys., 1971, 54, 3713. [all data]
Moore, 1970
Moore, C.E.,
Ionization potentials and ionization limits derived from the analyses of optical spectra,
Natl. Stand. Ref. Data Ser., (U.S. Natl. Bur. Stand.), 1970, 34, 1. [all data]
Hertel, 1968
Hertel, G.R.,
Surface ionization. III. The first ionization potentials of the lanthanides,
J. Chem. Phys., 1968, 48, 2053. [all data]
Ionov and Mittsev, 1961
Ionov, N.I.; Mittsev, M.A.,
Atomic first ionization potentials determined by the method of surface ionization,
Zh. Eksperim. i Teor. Fiz. 1961,40,741 (Engl. Transl.: Soviet Phys. JETP, 1961, 13, 518). [all data]
Notes
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