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Metal used in the most accurate atomic clocks


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  1. Caesium atom clock is used as a standard clock for measuring time.
  2. Caesium is very malleable, ductile, and has good heat and electrical conductors.
  3. Caesium is incredibly accurate at timekeeping and is used in atomic clocks.
  4. One second is the time it takes for the caesium atom to vibrate 9,192,631,770 times between energy levels.

Metal used in the most accurate atomic clocks is Caesium.


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