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| Name, Symbol, Number | caesium, Cs, 55 | |||||
| Chemical series | alkali metals | |||||
| Group, Period, Block | 1, 6, s | |||||
| Appearance | silvery gold |
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| Standard atomic weight | 132.90545(2) g·mol−1 | |||||
| Electron configuration | [Xe] 6s1 | |||||
| Electrons per shell | 2, 8, 18, 18, 8, 1 | |||||
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Caesium (cesium in the USA) pronounced /'siːziəm/; 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 which is one of at least three metals that are liquid at or near room temperature. This element is most notably used in atomic clocks.
The variant spelling cesium is sometimes used, especially in North American English, but caesium is the spelling used by the IUPAC, although since 1993 it has recognized cesium as a variant as well.
