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Radium is strongly radioactive and emit alpha, beta and gamma radiations. These radiations are very dangerous for all the beings.

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Why is radium so expensive?

Radium is expensive due to its rarity and high cost of extraction. It is a radioactive element that occurs in very small amounts in the Earth's crust. The complex process of extracting and purifying radium further contributes to its high price.


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.


Is radium spring dangerous because of radium?

Yes. Radium is a radioactive element that is found in small amounts in uranium ores. Radium, like all other radioactive materials, is dangerous if handled improperly. It was most famously used in luminescent paints. There was a lawsuit filed against their employers by five dying women who, uneducated about the dangers of radioactive Radium, were hired to use the paints to make the faces of glow-in-the-dark watch faces for the military. The radium in the paint seeped through their skin into their bodie and they suffered from bone cancer and anemia. Radium, once in the body, is treated as calcium and transfered to the bones where its radioactivity degrades the marrow, reducing blood production and possibly mutating bone cells.


What can handle more pressure a small closed container or a large closed container if the amount of liquid placed in it is the same?

small container


What mineral contains radium?

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

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Why is radium so expensive?

Radium is expensive due to its rarity and high cost of extraction. It is a radioactive element that occurs in very small amounts in the Earth's crust. The complex process of extracting and purifying radium further contributes to its high price.


Can nature handle a small amount of oil on its own?

yes


Where was radium founded?

Radium exist in very small concentrations in uranium ores.


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.


Is radium found in meteorites?

Radium exist in very small concentrations in some meteorites.


Is radium spring dangerous because of radium?

Yes. Radium is a radioactive element that is found in small amounts in uranium ores. Radium, like all other radioactive materials, is dangerous if handled improperly. It was most famously used in luminescent paints. There was a lawsuit filed against their employers by five dying women who, uneducated about the dangers of radioactive Radium, were hired to use the paints to make the faces of glow-in-the-dark watch faces for the military. The radium in the paint seeped through their skin into their bodie and they suffered from bone cancer and anemia. Radium, once in the body, is treated as calcium and transfered to the bones where its radioactivity degrades the marrow, reducing blood production and possibly mutating bone cells.


Can radium be found in nature as?

Radium exist only in very small concentrations in uranium and thorium ores; radium hasn't its own minerals.


Is radium found alone in nature?

Radium exist only in very small concentrations in uranium minerals; radium hasn't its own minerals.


If a small amount of antifreeze is ingested by human is it dangerous?

Not really. But what's small to you? Also is this a one time consumption?


What can handle more pressure a small closed container or a large closed container if the amount of liquid placed in it is the same?

small container


What mineral contains radium?

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


Is radium synthetic and radioactive?

Radioactive yes, synthetic no. Radium is found in nature in very small trace amounts usually in uranium ore deposits.