![]() Radioactive isotopes of cesium are produced in two ways: in nuclear power plants by the fission of uranium in fuel rods and by the explosion of nuclear weapons, according to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).According to, cesium also reacts violently with sulfur, phosphorous, acids, and halogens (fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine and astatine). Because cesium reacts violently with water, it is treated as a hazardous material and is often kept under a layer of kerosene or mineral oil or in a vacuum to prevent it from reacting and igniting due to the moisture in the air.Cesium is highly reactive and combines readily with other elements, especially oxygen and other gases, and nonmetals, according to Encyclopedia Britannica.Cesium is the 50th most common element in Earth’s crust, according to PeriodicTable. ![]() According to Chemicool, the abundance of cesium in Earth's crust is about 3 parts per million by weight, and in the solar system 8 parts per billion by weight. ![]()
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