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Cesium Metal (Cs)-Granules
Product Description
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Characteristic
Caesium is a chemical element with the symbol Cs and atomic number 55. It is a soft, silvery-golden alkali metal with a melting point of 28.5 °C (83.3 °F), which makes it one of only five elemental metals that are liquid at or near room temperature.
Phase at STP:solid
Appearance:pale gold
Melting point:301.7 K (28.5 °C, 83.3 °F)
Boiling point:944 K (671 °C, 1240 °F)
Density (near r.t.):1.93 g/cm3
when liquid (at m.p.):1.843 g/cm3
Critical point:1938 K, 9.4 MPa
Heat of fusion:2.09 kJ/mol
Heat of vaporization:63.9 kJ/mol
Molar heat capacity:32.210 J/(mol·K)
Application
The largest application of the element has been as caesium formate for drilling fluids, but it has a range of applications in the production of electricity, in electronics, and in chemistry. The radioactive isotope caesium-137 has a half-life of about 30 years and is used in medical applications, industrial gauges, and hydrology.