Properties of caesium

Thermophysical properties for caesium (CAS: 7440-46-2). Use the selector below to view properties in different unit systems.

Calculation Conditions

The following state-dependent properties were calculated at these standard conditions.

Temperature

25 °C

Pressure

1.01325 bar

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Identification

  • Atoms
    Cs: 1
  • CAS
    7440-46-2
  • Formula
    Cs
  • ID
    7440-46-2
  • InChI
    Cs
  • InChI Key
    TVFDJXOCXUVLDH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    caesium
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    132.905
  • Phase
    s
  • PubChem ID
    5.3546e+6
  • SMILES
    [Cs]
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    -0.301325
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    94
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    1805.85
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.3
  • Dipole moment
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    28.5
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    671

State-dependent Properties

  • API gravity
    -54.8007
  • Compressibility factor
    0.00290035
  • Density (kg/m³)
    1873.01
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    0
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    9.09088
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    1208.23
  • Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Joule–Thomson coefficient
  • Kinematic viscosity
  • Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))
    0
  • Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))
    32.2419
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    0.0709584
  • Parachor
    6.5920e-5
  • Poynting correction factor
    1.00295
  • Prandtl number
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    1.7229e-9
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    689.473
  • Solubility parameter
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    1.87485
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    0.242593
  • Surface tension
    0.690134
  • Thermal conductivity
    35.9
  • Thermal diffusivity

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Lower flammability limit
  • Upper flammability limit

Environmental Properties

  • Global warming potential
  • Ozone depletion potential