caesium

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:chemical_compound
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:cesium
gptkbp:appearance silvery gold
gptkbp:atomicNumber 55
gptkbp:atomicRadius 265 pm
gptkbp:atomicWeight 132.90545196
gptkbp:block s-block
gptkbp:boilingPoint 671 °C
gptkbp:CASNumber 7440-46-2
gptkbp:category alkali metals
chemical elements
gptkbp:crystalSystem body-centered cubic
gptkbp:density 1.93 g/cm³
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Gustav_Kirchhoff
gptkb:Robert_Bunsen
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1860
gptkbp:electricalConductivity 4.3 × 10^6 S/m
gptkbp:electronegativity 0.79 (Pauling scale)
gptkbp:firstIonizationEnergy 375.7 kJ/mol
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label caesium
gptkbp:isotopes gptkb:Cs-133
gptkbp:IUPACName gptkb:caesium
gptkbp:magneticOrdering diamagnetic
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Canada
gptkb:China
gptkb:Namibia
gptkbp:meltingPoint 28.5 °C
gptkbp:molarHeatCapacity 32.21 J/(mol·K)
gptkbp:namedAfter Latin caesius (sky blue)
gptkbp:oxidationStates +1
gptkbp:oxidizesInAir yes
gptkbp:period 6
gptkbp:phaseAtSTP gptkb:stone
gptkbp:positionInPeriodicTable group 1, period 6
gptkbp:radioactive gptkb:Cs-137
no (natural Cs-133)
gptkbp:reactsViolentlyWith gptkb:water
gptkbp:relatedGroup alkali metal
gptkbp:riskFactor toxic
highly reactive
radioactive isotopes are hazardous
gptkbp:source pollucite
gptkbp:storage under mineral oil or inert atmosphere
gptkbp:symbol Cs
gptkbp:thermalConductivity 35.9 W/(m·K)
gptkbp:type highly reactive
gptkbp:uses gptkb:atomic_clocks
ion propulsion
drilling fluids
photoelectric cells
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cesium
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6