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Caesium (also spelled cesium) is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Cs and atomic number 55. It is a soft silvery-gold alkali metal with a melting point of 28 °C which makes it one of the metals that are liquid at or near room temperature. This element is most notably used in atomic clocks.

Although the element is only mildly toxic, it is a hazardous material as a metal and its radioisotopes present a high health risk in case of radiation leaks.

Caesium compounds are rarely encountered by most people, but most are mildly toxic because of chemical similarity of caesium to potassium. Exposure to large amounts of caesium compounds can cause hyperirritability and spasms, Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Cesium (Wikipedia)

A member of the alkali metals. It has an atomic symbol Cs, atomic number 50, and atomic weight 132.91. Cesium has many industrial applications, including the construction of atomic clocks based on its atomic vibrational frequency. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Cesium
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Cesium

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Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 铯
Synonyms: CS
fr-CA French (Canada) Césium
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Tseesium
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Cesio
it-IT Italian (Italy) Cesio
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Sezyum
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Цезий
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) cesium
fr-BE French (Belgium) Césium
Synonyms: Cs