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Element | Cesium

Cesium is a soft, gold colored alkali metal with very low ionization energy and strong reactivity with water.

Properties of Cesium | It has low melting point, forms +1 cations readily and is used where precise atomic transitions are required.

Uses of Cesium | Cesium is used in atomic clocks, vacuum tubes, oil drilling fluids and specialty research applications.

Isotopes of Cesium | Stable isotope Cs 133 is natural; radioactive Cs 137 is a hazardous fission product requiring strict radiological controls.