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mmmm tasty carbon (lemmy.sdf.org)

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[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

Why is it safer to lick Lithium than Caesium?

Radon is a gas. I’d like to see you lick that. Same for the halogens, the noble gases, nitrogen, oxygen hydrogen and probably some I forgot.

[–] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

According to wikipedia

Because biochemical processes can confuse and substitute caesium with potassium, excess caesium can lead to hypokalemia, arrhythmia, and acute cardiac arrest, but such amounts would not ordinarily be encountered in natural sources.

[–] mmddmm@lemm.ee 7 points 3 days ago

Both still react explosively with your tongue, leaving highly toxic remains.

I'm agreeing with the GP here, why is Lithium yellow?

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

I'm licking gaseous nitrogen right now

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The alkali metals get more strongly reactive the higher their atomic number.

Lithium will react pretty violently with the water in your saliva, but cesium will blow up your head. If you get enough of it wet to cover your tongue

[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

The alkali metals get more strongly reactive the higher their atomic number.

I thought it was the other way around. Thanks for correcting me.