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Yes, radium is extremely radioactive. The ionizing radiation produced by radium was used in x-ray generators within clinical settings a while back. It was so dangerous to handle and the waste was so expensive to take care of that medical industries switched to iridium. Nevertheless, anything/everything can kill someone when ingested/absorbed in excessive amounts. Too much water, salt, sunlight...you get the point
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∙ 16y agoYes. Yes, under some circumstances. Alongside Arsenic, It is one the more commonly use poisons.
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Cancer and Leukemia.
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∙ 13y agoYes, exposure to plutonium can be fatal. This heavy metal is both radioactive and chemically reactive. Use the link below to a related question to see how dangerous this stuff is.
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How did Marie Curie's discovery of Radium help kill cancer?
Marie Curie was a pioneer in the field of the treatment of some cancers by radium irradiation.
If glow in the dark stuff has radium how come it doesn't kill you?
Because today's glow in the dark stuff doesn't contain radium, it contains the stuff in fireflies and Mountain Dew.
Is radium a compound or a element?
Radium is a chemical element, not a compound.
What is the cost of radium?
Radium is not a common commercial product.
What is radium chloride?
Radium chloride, RaCl2, was the first radium compound to be prepared in a pure state and was the basis of Marie Curie's original separation of radium from barium. The first preparation of radium metal was by the electrolysis of a solution of radium chloride using a mercury cathode.
Does radium kill cancer cells?
Yes
How did Marie Curie's discovery of Radium help kill cancer?
Marie Curie was a pioneer in the field of the treatment of some cancers by radium irradiation.
If glow in the dark stuff has radium how come it doesn't kill you?
Because today's glow in the dark stuff doesn't contain radium, it contains the stuff in fireflies and Mountain Dew.
How do you spell radium?
radium
Is radium a compound or a element?
Radium is a chemical element, not a compound.
What is the cost of radium?
Radium is not a common commercial product.
What is radium chloride?
Radium chloride, RaCl2, was the first radium compound to be prepared in a pure state and was the basis of Marie Curie's original separation of radium from barium. The first preparation of radium metal was by the electrolysis of a solution of radium chloride using a mercury cathode.
What is radium common name?
The first name was radium; some isotopes had in the past other names.
What city is farther west Port Radium or Guadalajara?
PORT RADIUM
How is radium used in prostrate cancer?
radium is helped with cancer by radium is helped with cancer by
What are the compounds of radium?
Some compounds of radium: RaF2, RaCl2, RaI2,RaBr2, RaO, Ra3N2, Ra(OH)2, etc.
What does radium smell like?
radium has NO odor
