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What type of radioactive decay causes the luminescent properties of radium paint?
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∙ 11y ago
mostly alpha, the others contribute a little too but not much.
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Which alkaline earth metal is radioactive?
Radium. Elements with an atomic number greater than 83 are always radioactive.
Why does radium glows in dark?
No, radium does not glow in the dark. If it did, then the whole world would be glowing in the dark. Rocks, soil, plants, and any living thing contains some radioactive material. The myth can be traced back to the "radium craze" of the early 20th century, when radium was just about added to everything. When the radium was added to paint, it became luminous. This was the origin of the "radium glow". In fact, it wasn't the radium glowing, but it was reacting with the copper and zinc in the paint, causing it to become luminous, in a phenomenon called "radio-luminescence".
Which element probably has similar properties to beryllium?
All you have to do is look at which group Beryllium is in and look at the other elements that are in the same column. The gruop of an element can help you determine its chemical properties. That group would be Group 2 with Beryllium, Magnesium, Calcium, Strontium, Barium, and Radium.
Are Alkaline Earth Metals Cation ions?
Alkaline Earth metals are the elements in group 2 of the periodic table. They include beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium and barium. Radium is unstable as it is radioactive.
What is heavier Beryllium magnesium calcium strontium barium or radium?
The maximum density in this list: radium with 5,50 g/cm3.
What does Ra stand for in periodic table?
In the periodic table, Ra stands for the element radium. Radium is a highly radioactive element with atomic number 88. It is in the alkaline earth metal group and is known for its luminescent properties.
Why are the properties of radium and polonium same?
Polonium and radium are radioactive chemical elements but they have not the same properties.
Which causes maximum radioactive contamination out of there sodium radium potassium?
Radium, by a big margin. Radium has no isotopes that are not radioactive, but no naturally occurring isotopes of potassium or sodium are radioactive.
Does radium glow?
Radium is luminescent, with a blue colour.
What kind of metal is radium?
Yes. Radium is actually considered an alkaline earth metal. Its colour is nearly pure white, but when exposed to air, it turns black. Radium is also extremely radioactive. A link is provided to the Wikipedia article on radium.
Why do radium emits light?
As we all have been knowing that Radium is an radioactive element or I can say radioactive metal (to be precise).The Radium releases radioactive particle -alpha particle,beta particle and gamma particle;during a nuclear decay and these particle ionise the substance around it.And this helps it to emit light.
What are three unusual properties of polonium and radium?
These elements are: - radioactive - dangerous - rare - expensive
What do you use Radium for?
In the past radium was used for radiotherapy of some cancers or as a component of luminescent paintings. Now radium has very limited uses: source of neutrons as Ra-Be, source of radon, research laboratories.
Is radium radioactive toxic or explosive?
Radium is strongly radioactive.
Are there any novels about the radium dial painters?
Radium is not used as a component of luminescent paints from about 80 years !
What was Marie curie goals?
Marie Curie's main goals were to study and understand materials with radioactive properties, especially the ones which she discovered, radium and polonium.
Is radium a radioactive gas?
Radium is a solid, radon is a gas. Both are radioactive.
