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Cesium Overview
Symbol
Cs (Cesium)Description
Very soft, light gray, ductile metal.
Name Origin
Latin: coesius (sky blue); for the blue lines of its spectrum.
Discovery
Discovered By: Gustov Kirchoff, Robert Bunsen
Year: 1860
Location: Germany
Sources
Found in pollucite [(Cs4Al4Si9O26).H2O] and as trace in lepidolite.
Uses
Used as a 'getter' to remove air traces in vacuum and cathode-ray tubes. Also used in producing photoelectric devices and atomic clocks. Since it ionizes readily, it is used as an ion rocket motor propellant.
State at 20 °C
Solid
Atomic Number
55Learn more about the atomic number.
Atomic Mass
132,90543
Learn more about the atomic mass.
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