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 in toothpaste, cosmetics, etc. These applications are not permitted now because radium is strongly radioactive and dangerous.
Today radium does not affect us; more important is radon.
Radium and polonium have many applications but they are not so important to affect us today.
Any danger, any importance.
The responsibility for the radium dial painters' deaths and illnesses is primarily attributed to the companies that employed them, such as the US Radium Corporation and the Radium Dial Company. These companies were aware of the dangers of radium but failed to properly protect their workers or inform them of the risks.
radium
"Illuminate your world with Radium!" "Shine bright like Radium!" "Glowing brilliance with Radium." "Radiant energy, powered by Radium."
The first name was radium; some isotopes had in the past other names.
No plural for radium.
Radium primarily forms compounds with oxygen, such as radium oxide (RaO), radium peroxide (RaO2), and radium hydroxide (Ra(OH)2). It can also form compounds with other elements, such as radium chloride (RaCl2) and radium sulfate (RaSO4). These compounds are generally highly radioactive due to the nature of radium as a radioactive element.
Port radium
radium has NO odor
radium was not invented, it was discovered.