Structure

Caesium has 55 protons, 55 electrons, and 78 neutrons.  The 55 protons and 78 neutrons make up the nucleus and the 55 electrons make up the electron cloud.  There are 6 shells in the electron clouds with S subshell as the valence shell.  In S the subshell, there is 1 orbital and there is 1 electron in the orbital. 

The Electron Configuration is:  1S² 2S² 2P⁶ 3S² 3P⁶ 4S² 3D¹⁰ 4P⁶ 5S² 4D¹⁰ 5P⁶ 6S¹

The structure of Caesium:

Space Group: Im-3m (Space Group Number 229)⁽⁶⁾
Structure: Caesium has a structure of a body-centered cubic⁽⁶⁾.

The structure of caesium pictures:

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