Structured Summary
Abstract
A member of the alkali metals. It has an atomic symbol Cs, atomic number 55, and atomic weight 132.91. Cesium has many industrial applications, including the construction of atomic clocks based on its atomic vibrational frequency.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- Cs
- Molecular Weight
- 132.9054520 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 7440-46-2
- IUPAC Name
- cesium
- InChIKey
- TVFDJXOCXUVLDH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- [Cs]
- MeSH Unique ID
- D002586
- Source
- PubChem CID 5354618
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Synonyms
5 entry terms
- Caesium
- Caesium-133
- Cesium-133
- Caesium 133
- Cesium 133
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Aspects Covered
24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Cesium. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002586. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002586
- Cesium. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesium
- Cesium. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1108
- Cesium. In: PubChem Compound. CID 5354618. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5354618