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    Two German chemists, Gustav Kirchhoff and Robert Bunsen, discovered the new element cesium in 1860. Cesium was named after the blue lines observed in its spectrum, from the Latin word "caesius" meaning sky blue. The document describes cesium as having a shiny gold color and soft texture, and being an alkali metal found naturally in small amounts in rocks, soil, and dust. While exposure to cesium through breathing or drinking water presents a very low risk of harm, governments established standards and testing limits after its discovery to protect public and environmental health.

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    Two German chemists, Gustav Kirchhoff and Robert Bunsen, discovered the new element cesium in 1860. Cesium was named after the blue lines observed in its spectrum, from the Latin word "caesius" meaning sky blue. The document describes cesium as having a shiny gold color and soft texture, and being an alkali metal found naturally in small amounts in rocks, soil, and dust. While exposure to cesium through breathing or drinking water presents a very low risk of harm, governments established standards and testing limits after its discovery to protect public and environmental health.

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    Two German chemists, Gustav Kirchhoff and Robert Bunsen, discovered the new element cesium in 1860. Cesium was named after the blue lines observed in its spectrum, from the Latin word "caesius" meaning sky blue. The document describes cesium as having a shiny gold color and soft texture, and being an alkali metal found naturally in small amounts in rocks, soil, and dust. While exposure to cesium through breathing or drinking water presents a very low risk of harm, governments established standards and testing limits after its discovery to protect public and environmental health.

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    Germany- 1860 - New Discovered Element


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    TheelementhasbeendiscoveredbytwoGermanchemists,GustavKirchhoffandRobertBunsen.Thenew
    elementsthathasbeendiscoveredCesium,itwasnamedthisbecauseofthebluelinesinitsspectrum.The
    latinwordcaesiusmeansskyblue.Wedonotknowtheexactdatewhenthiselementwasdiscoveredbutit
    wasthisyear,1860.

    What does it look like?


    Thisnewelementaboveisdescribedasashinygoldcolor.Thetextureisknowassoft.Althoughtheelement
    hasmanyformsitisdescribedasanalkalimetal.Itisalsofoundinrocks,soilanddustatsmall
    concentrations.Anaturalformcanbefoundintheenvironmentandthereisonlyonestableformasanisotope.

    How does this affect the public?


    Youcanbeexposedtocesiumbybreathingordrinkingwater,youcanbeexposedtoboththestableformand
    radioactive.Butthelevelofcesiuminfood,waterandbreathingisaverysmallamount.Alsotheamountof
    concentratedcesiumintheairislessthanonemicrogram.Whenbeexposedthereisaverylowchanceofyou
    beingaffected,scientistshavedonetestsonlabanimalsandhavefoundthatitaffectsataverylowamount.\

    What are the standards from the government to protect us from this element?
    Asyouknowsincethefindingofthiselementthegovernmenthastomaketeststoseeifthisaffectsthepublic

    oraffectstheenvironment.Thestandardsthatweredevelopedare,thereisalimittoanamountyoucanbe
    exposedtoitifyouworknearit.Anotheroneisthatthereshouldbetestsdailyinmasspopulatedareas.

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