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What was radium used for in the late 1800s through the early 1900s?
Radium was discovered in 1898 !
Who founded radium?
radium was founded by Marie curie and Pierre curie.it was termed rad which means first in polonium since it was the first radioactive substance to be discovered
What happend when Pierre Curie tested radium on his skin?
skin turned grayish, hurt, and he thought radium could be used in treating cancer. that was later proved after his death.
What does radium smell like?
radium has NO odor
What equipment did Marie Curie use to discover polonium and radium?
She used an electrometer.
What is radium common name?
The first name was radium; some isotopes had in the past other names.
How is radium used in asphalt?
Radium is not used in asphalt.
What is radium chloride?
Radium chloride is a compound made of radium and chlorine. It is a radioactive substance known for its luminescent properties. Due to its high radioactivity, it is used in scientific research and medical applications, but must be handled with extreme caution.
Radium what is it used for?
It isn't used for anything anymore--they have better, safer isotopes to do the things radium was once used for.
Can you get power from the radioactive element radium?
Radium is not used to produce energy.
What does the element radium occur in?
Radium was first discovered in an ore called pitchblende
Where did radium get its symbol?
The name radium comes from a Latin word radius, which means ray. It was named this because the chemists found that photographic effects were similar at light rays.
What cancers were treated by polonium and radium?
Polonium is not used for the treatment of cancers. Radium is used to treat bone cancers.
What does radium cure?
Radium was used in the past as a radioactive source in the radiotherapy of some cancers.
What was radium used for in the late 1800s through the early 1900s?
Radium was discovered in 1898 !
How is radium useful?
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.
What does Ra stand for on the periodic table?
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.
