The first use of radium was in the preparation of luminescent paints for the instrument dials.
The first name was radium; some isotopes had in the past other names.
Uranium decay chains
Curium was named after Marie and Pierre Curie, two scientists noted for discovering radium and for their work on radioactivity.
Radium has no Latin name as it was unknown to the Romans. The name "Radium" is a synthetic Latin style name made up by its discover: Marie Curie.
The name is only radium, with the chemical symbol Ra.
The atomic number of radium is 88.
The name radium is derived from the Latin language word radius, equivalent to radiation.
The name radium is derived from the Latin language word radius (= radiation).
The name radium is derived from the Latin language word radius (equivalent to radiation).
The name radium is derived from the Latin language word radius, equivalent to radiation.
Ra is the chemical name. Radium reacts violently with water.