Radium is not used in asphalt.
Radium does not have a commonly used name. It is typically referred to simply as radium.
Radium is not used to produce energy.
Polonium is not used for the treatment of cancers. Radium is used to treat bone cancers.
Radium was used in the past as a radioactive source in the radiotherapy of some cancers.
Radium was discovered in 1898 !
Radium is used today to treat Cancer and other medical caused deseases. It is also used in watch hands and gauges in airplanes. Radium is RADIOACTIVE and is not something to mess with.
Ra stands for Radium on the periodic table. Radium is a radioactive element with atomic number 88 and is commonly used in medicine for some cancer treatments.
The mass number of the radium isotope used in paint is typically 226. Radium-226 is commonly used in luminescent paints due to its ability to emit a glow after exposure to light.
Alpha particles emitted by radium produce radioluminescence is zinc sulfide.
Radium is not used as a component of luminescent paints from about 80 years !
Of course, many scientists worked with radium and polonium.