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Radium has not its own minerals; radium exist in extremely low concentrations in uranium and thorium ores.

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What element contains a total of 226 protons and neutrons?

This is the isotope radium-226.


What is a green mineral that contains copper?

Malachite is a green mineral that contains copper. It is a secondary mineral formed in the oxidation zones of copper ore deposits.


What kind of rock is radium found in?

Radium was discovered by Marie Sklodowska Curie, a Polish chemist, and Pierre Curie, a French chemist, in 1898. Marie Curie obtained radium from pitchblende, a material that contains uranium, after noticing that unrefined pitchblende was more radioactive than the uranium that was separated from it. She reasoned that pitchblende must contain at least one other radioactive element. Curie needed to refine several tons of pitchblende in order to obtain tiny amounts of radium and polonium, another radioactive element discovered by Curie. One ton of uranium ore contains only about 0.14 grams of radium. Today, radium can be obtained as a byproduct of refining uranium and is usually sold as radium chloride (RaCl2) or radium bromide (RaBr2) and not as a pure material.


Which mineral is radium obtained?

pitchblende was the first, but any good uranium ore will do as it is a daughter element of uranium's decay.


What is radium silver?

Radium silver is a type of silver alloy that contains a small amount of radium. This alloy was used in the early 20th century to produce luminous dials for watches and clocks due to radium's ability to glow in the dark. However, radium is radioactive and poses health risks, leading to the discontinuation of its use in consumer products.