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Caesium or Cesium - Periodic Table of Videos

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The team at periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. Here are five grams of caesium in water... but did you know caesium is also used to define the length of a second?

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For all the basics about caesium, check out the Visual Elements Periodic Table.
For amazing photos and facts about caesium, check out The Elements by Theodore Gray.
Check out version 1 and version 2 of the Periodic Video's take on caesium or cesium.

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