caesium

Summary

caesium is a chemical element^[1]. caesium draws 3,744 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #47 of 144).^[2]

Key Facts

• caesium is credited with the discovery of Robert Bunsen^[3].
• caesium is credited with the discovery of Gustav Kirchhoff^[4].
• caesium's instance of is recorded as chemical element^[5].
• caesium's instance of is recorded as lithophile^[6].
• caesium's instance of is recorded as active metal^[7].
• sky blue is named after caesium^[8].
• caesium's location of discovery is recorded as Heidelberg^[9].
• caesium's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Cs]^[10].
• caesium's element symbol is recorded as Cs^[11].
• caesium's chemical formula is recorded as Cs^[12].
• caesium is a type of alkali metal^[13].
• caesium is a type of s-block^[14].
• caesium is part of group 1^[15].
• caesium is part of period 6^[16].
• caesium is part of alkali metal^[17].
• caesium's Commons category is recorded as Caesium^[18].
• caesium's Unicode character is recorded as 銫^[19].
• caesium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 1, 1860^[20].
• caesium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Caesium^[21].
• caesium's Commons gallery is recorded as Caesium^[22].
• caesium's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+55'}^[23].
• caesium's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2'}^[24].
• caesium's electronegativity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.79'}^[25].
• caesium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[26].
• caesium's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element^[5], lithophile^[6], and active metal^[7]. Recorded subclass of include alkali metal^[13] and s-block^[14].

Origins

sky blue is named after caesium^[8].

Use and Application

Part of include group 1^[15], a group^[28]; period 6^[16], a period^[29]; and alkali metal^[17].

Influence

Things named for caesium include CesiumJS^[30], a software^[31].

Why It Matters

caesium draws 3,744 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #47 of 144).^[2] caesium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] caesium is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for caesium include CesiumJS^[30], a software^[31].