Cs	Z =  55	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Cesium
			From the Latin "caesius", meaning "blue-gray"
(AM) Atomic Mass	132.9054  amu	♦	Oxidation States	+1
(BP) Boiling Point	669.3  °C	♦	(MP) Melting Point	28.4  °C
(ρ) Density	1.87  g/cm3	♦	Crystal Structure	Body Centered Cubic
( χ ) Electronegativity	0.7	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	2.25  Å
Physical State	Liquid	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	0.242  J/g °C
Electronic-Config	[Xe]  6s1	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	375.71  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	63.9  kJ/mol	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	2.09  kJ/mol
Year of Discovery	1860	♦	Location of Discovery	Germany
(E°) Standard Potential	Cs+⇔ Cs (-3.026 V)
Stable isotopes	133Cs
Discovered/Synthesized by	Robert Wilhelm Bunsen, Gustav Robert Kirchoff
Natural Source	The mineral/ore pollucite
Common Uses	Atomic clocks, global navigation (GPS), vacuum tube scavenger
Other Info	Used in precise atomic clocks Goldish rather than silvery in color
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