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Grade Upto college level Physical Chemistry

What happens when Cerium (i) burns in O 2? (ii) heated with C?

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12 Years agoGrade Upto college level
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Profile image of Sunil Kumar FP
11 Years ago
(1)Cerium metal tarnishes slowly in air and burns readily at 150°C to formcerium(IV) oxide:

Ce + O2→ CeO2

(2)cerium carbon multiple bond probably