Element Family
Alkali
Post-Transition
Space Group Name
Im_ 3m
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Interesting Facts
Cesium is the most alkaline metal and is used in atomic clocks.
Flerovium is named after the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions.
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
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Who Discovered
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1860
In 1999
Abundance In Earth's Crust
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Uses & Benefits
- The most common use of cesium metal is as a drilling fluid. It is also used in optical glass manufacturing.
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In vacuum tubes and radiation monitor equipment this metal is used as a catalyst promoter.
- Currently known uses of Flerovium metal are limited to research purpose only.
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
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Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Research Purposes
Present in Human Body
Yes
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s1
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p2
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Not Known
Crystal Lattice
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Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
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Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile
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Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
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Electrical Property
Semiconductor
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Enthalpy of Atomization
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