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Cerium Isotopes

Nominal Mass
Accurate Mass
% Natural Abundance
Chemical Form
Enrichment Available %

136 Ce

135.907140 (50)

0.19 (2)

oxide

21 – 53+

138 Ce

137.905985 (12)

0.25 (2)

oxide

12 – 41+

140 Ce

139.905433 (4)

88.45 (51)

oxide

99+

142 Ce

141.909241 (4)

11.114 (51)

oxide

93 – 95+

Cerium Isotopes have limited applications at present. Ce-140 is often used for mass-cytometry studies, being the most naturally abundant isotope of Ce. Other Ce isotopes have limited laboratory uses.