Cesium-137

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf isotope
gptkbp:atomicNumber 55
gptkbp:category artificial radionuclide
fission product
cesium isotope
gptkbp:decaysTo Barium-137m
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Emilio_Segrè
gptkb:Glenn_T._Seaborg
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1941
gptkbp:emits gamma radiation
gptkbp:foundIn nuclear test
gptkbp:halfLife 30.17 years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cesium-137
gptkbp:massNumber 137
gptkbp:mode gptkb:beta_decay
gptkbp:producedBy nuclear fission
gptkbp:riskFactor radioactive contamination
gptkbp:solubility highly soluble in water
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Cs-137
gptkbp:usedIn food irradiation
industrial gauges
medical radiotherapy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Radiological_Dispersal_Device
gptkb:Radiological_weapons
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7