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Radium is atomicnumber 88
- Appearence: A radioactive metal found naturally in uranium ores. It was extracted from this source for many years for cancer treatment and for the luminous paint applied to clock and watch dials. Production is now as little as 100 grammes per year
- Biological Role: Radium has no known biological role. It is toxic due to its radioactivity.
- Natural Abundance: Radium is present in all uranium ores, and could be extracted as a by-product of uranium refining. The usual source of pitchblende comes from Bohemia, but some radium-containing ores are found in Canada and the USA. Annual production of this element is less than 100 grams
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Just the facts, Radium stops cancer in its tracks.
Can i have facts about Marie curie's adulthood?
she went to France to study physics and chemistry and discovered radium with her husband who she met at university
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I need a use for the element radium with facts opinions examples?
Today radium has only limited applications in research laboratories, for example for the preparation of radon standard solutions, in neutron sources of the type Ra-Be, etc. Possible use in radiotherapy of some cancers. Radium was used in the past for luminescent painting of watches and other instruments, was used rarely in toothpaste, cosmetics, etc. These applications are not permitted now because radium is strongly radioactive and dangerous. Now radium hasn't any use at home and in the industry.
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.
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PORT RADIUM
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What are the compounds of radium?
Some compounds of radium: RaF2, RaCl2, RaI2,RaBr2, RaO, Ra3N2, Ra(OH)2, etc.
