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ID 736345 Last modified 09.02.2016
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Domain inorganic chemistry
tseesium
Cs
caesium preferred
  • a ductile silvery-white element of the alkali metal group that is the most electropositive metal
Good to know
  • It occurs in pollucite and lepidolite and is used in photocells.
  • Symbol: Cs; atomic no: 55; atomic wt: 132.90543; valency: 1; relative density: 1.873; melting pt: 28.39±0.01°C; boiling pt: 671°C
tseesium
Cs symbol
caesium preferred
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  • Caesium is the spelling recommended by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).
cesium
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  • US spelling

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