55 Cs 132.9054 Cesium Cesium

1. 55Cs132.9054CesiumCesium 55 Cs 132.9054 By: Carrington Austin

2. Properties and Uses Properties • It’s a solid • It’s a non-gas • It’s silvery-white • It reacts with water • It’s as soft as wax • Boiling point is 690 ° C • Melting point is 28.64° C • Liquid at room temperature Uses • IR lamps • Rocket Engines • Photocells • Televisions • Automatic opening doors • Cleaning vacuums • Clocks

3. Facts About Cesium Cesius means “Blue Sky” in Latin, and was discovered by two Latin scientists in 1860. It’s called Cesius (cesium) because of two blue lines that appeared when tested with mineral water. It became Cesium when it was translated into English. Cesium uses its first and third letters as its symbol. When in contact with water and some times ice, Cesium explodes. It’s as soft as wax, it’s the softest metal.

4. Cesium it’s the elements name, Feel it , it’s as soft as wax, no lie. You can find it in South Dakota and Maine, If you eat it you won’t die. It was found in mineral water, In 1860 by Bunsen and Kirchoff, That day they worked much harder. It smells like brimstone, take a sniff. It means “Blue Sky” in Latin Because of blue lines in the test. The discoverers had Cesium patented, On the element table, Cesium is as important as all the rest.

5. Sources http://chemlab.pc.maricopa.edu/periodic/Cs.html http://periodic.lanl.gov/elements/55.html http://www.theodoregray.com/PeriodicTable/Elements/055/index.s7.html http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele055.html http://education.yahoo.com/referance/encyclopedia/entry/cesium