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The most common way of making an object glow in the dark is to use chemicals called phosphors to produce light. But I'm not certan that is used in paint.

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Q: What radioactive element is used in luminous paints?
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What element glows in the dark on hands on the clock?

Tritium is now used in luminous paints.


What radioactive element may be used in luminous paint radios and guided missiles?

Promethium


What is element 61 called?

Naturally radioactive promethium was briefly used as a replacement for radium in self-luminous paint. It is element 61.


Why is radium no longer used in cosmetics food preservatives and paints?

Radium is a very dangerous radioactive element.


Is promethium used to produce light?

Promethium can be used in luminous paints.


How is it the element promethium used?

Applications of promethium:- beta radiation source in instruments used to measure thickness of coatings by retrodiffusion of beta radiations- luminous paints- atomic batteries


Used for years in self luminous paint for glow-in-the-dark clock faces?

radium was used in luminous paint and for theglow in the dark clock it as it emits radioactive decay that's why its not used in luminous paint now


What radioactive element is used for?

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Which radioactive element used in AIDS treatment?

Radioactive elements are not used in the treatment of AIDS.


A radioactive element is sometimes used to trace the pathway of chemical reactions in the cell If newly synthesized proteins are radioactive the radioactive element used could be?

Nitrogen-Building block of proteins


What element is used to make brightly colored paints?

IRON


What element is used in heavy metal used paints and radiation shields?

lead