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Caesium
Electron Configuration 2,8,18,18,8,1
Electron Configuration [Xe]] 6s1
Electronegativity 0.79
Enthalpy of Fusion 2.09 kJ mol-1
Enthalpy of Vaporisation 66.5 kJ mol-1
Heat Capacity 32.210 J mol-1 K-1
Thermal Conductivity 35.9 W m-1 K-1
Thermal Expansion 97 μm m-1 K-1
Magnetic ordering No data
Electrical resistivity 205 Ω m
Young's modulus 1.7 GPa
Bulk modulus 1.6 GPa
Mohs hardness 0.2
Brinell hardness 0.14 MPa
Atomic Radii
Atomic Radius 260 pm
Bohr Radius 298 pm
Covalent Radius 235 pm
Van der Waals 0 pm
Oxidation States
Main Cs-1, Cs+1
Other
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1) show graph
M - M+ 375.7
M+ - M2+ 2420
M2+ - M3+ 3400
M3+ - M4+ 4400
M4+ - M5+ 6000
M5+ - M6+ 7100
M6+ - M7+ 8300
M7+ - M8+ 11300
M8+ - M9+ 12700
M9+ - M10+ 23700