Radium

Radium treatment was historically used in medicine, particularly for cancer therapy, due to its ability to destroy cancer cells. Radium emits high-energy particles that can penetrate tissues and target cancerous cells, making it an effective treatment option for certain types of cancers. However, its use has significantly decreased over time due to the development of alternative treatments with fewer side effects.

Radium got its name from the Latin word radius, meaning ray. The early studies of radioactive elements (by Pierre and Marie Curie and others) found that their photographic effects were similar to that of light rays. Scientists categorized the "rays" given off by radioactive elements by their reaction with magnetic fields. Eventually the positive "rays" were named as Alpha particles (helium nuclei). Beta particles were negatively charged (electrons), and Gamma rays had no charge.

Radium wasn't invented, it was discovered (in 1898) It's an element, people don't invent elements. /what the hell are they teaching in school these days?

Today radium has only limited applications in research laboratories, for example for the preparation of radon standard solutions, in neutron sources of the type Ra-Be, etc.

Possible use in radiotherapy of some cancers.

Radium was used in the past for luminescent painting of watches and other instruments, was used rarely in toothpaste, cosmetics, etc. These applications are not permitted now because radium is strongly radioactive and dangerous.

Today radium has only limited applications in research laboratories, for example for the preparation of radon standard solutions, in neutron sources of the type Ra-Be, etc.

Possible use in radiotherapy of some cancers.

Radium was used in the past for luminescent painting of watches and other instruments, was used rarely in toothpaste, cosmetics, etc. These applications are not permitted now because radium is strongly radioactive and dangerous.

Now radium hasn't any use at home and in the industry.

Radium and zinc do not have a strong attraction for each other, so they do not readily combine to form a compound. It is unlikely for these two elements to form a stable chemical bond due to differences in their chemical properties.

No, radium hydroxide is not amphoteric. An amphoteric compound is one that has characteristics of and is capable of reacting like either an acid or a base. Radium is a metal from Group 2 of the periodic table, and these Alkaline Earth metals form hydroxides that are definitely basic in nature. In general, amphoteric compounds will not be formed by metals at the end or through the middle of the periodic table, but will include poor metals or metalloids in their makeup. An example might be aluminum hydroxide. We see the poor metal aluminum forming Al(OH)3 molecules, which display characteristics of amphoterism. A link can be found below for more information.

Marie Curie observed that some minerals that contained uranium gave off more radioactivity than pure uranium. Believing that these minerals contained small amounts of other, highly radioactive elements, she began to experiment. Eventually, she discovered the elements which she named radium and polonium.

The Bohr-Rutherford model of radium is a representation of the radium atom where electrons orbit the nucleus in fixed energy levels or shells. The model states that electrons occupy specific energy levels and transition between them by absorbing or emitting energy in the form of photons. Radium has a total of 88 electrons and 88 protons in its nucleus.

The first name was radium; some isotopes had in the past other names.

Its named that because radium means ray and it forms a ray when it's being "activated".

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When she realized that some uranium and/or thorium compounds had stronger radiation than uranium, she made the following hypothesis: there must be an unknown element in the compound which had a stronger radiation than uranium or thorium. Her work aroused the interest of her husband, Pierre Curie, who stopped his own research on crystals and joined the "detective work" with his wife. And Marie was proven right: in 1898 the Curies discovered two new radioactive elements: radium (named after the Latin word for ray) and polonium (named after Marie's home country, Poland).

Marie Curie is the female scientist known for her groundbreaking work with radium. She was a pioneering physicist and chemist who conducted research on radioactivity, leading to the discovery of the elements polonium and radium. Her achievements in the field of radioactivity earned her two Nobel Prizes in physics and chemistry.

Radium has 138 neutrons.

When Radium-226 decays to form Radon-222, the Radium nucleus emits an alpha particle. The atomic number goes down by 2, and the mass number goes down by 4, matching the atomic number and mass number of the alpha particle.

Rabr2 is a protein involved in membrane trafficking and regulation of vesicle formation. It plays a role in intracellular transport processes within cells by helping to control the movement and sorting of proteins and lipids. Dysfunction of Rabr2 can lead to disruptions in cellular transport and potentially impact various cellular processes.

Exposure to radium can lead to serious health effects, such as an increased risk of developing cancer, particularly bone cancer. Radium exposure can also cause damage to bone marrow, leading to anemia and other blood disorders. Ingesting or inhaling radium can result in its accumulation in bones, where it continues to emit radiation over time, causing long-term health consequences.

Radium is modestly malleable if it is heated a bit. It will behave in a way similar to magnesium, which is a group 2 alkali earth metal like radium. But don't look for radium to be hammered or rolled into something. Radium is highly radioactive, and it isn't something that you want to be around, or to have around you. A link to the Wikipedia article on radium is provided. But there isn't a lot of information

December 21, 1898

As radium is radioactive, radium chloride would also be radioactive. Any compounds make with any radioactive material are radioactive, and they cannot be "not" radioactive. Radioactive material doesn't really care if it is "alone" or in compound; it will be radioactive in any case.

Today radium has only limited uses out of research laboratories:

- neutron source, as Ra-Be

- source of radon standard solutions

- possible use of some isotopes in radiotherapy

From many years radium is not used for watches (or other measuring instruments) dials.

Uranium and radium can be found in the Earth's crust. They are typically extracted through mining processes. Geologists use various techniques such as geochemical surveys, radiometric surveys, and drilling to locate deposits of uranium and radium underground.

Minerals that contain uranium or radium can be detected by methods such as gamma-ray spectroscopy, alpha spectroscopy, or mass spectrometry. These techniques can detect the specific radiation emitted by uranium and radium isotopes present in the minerals.

Self-luminous paints (only in the past, before 1930), Ra-Be neutron sources, preparation of radon from RaCl2 solutions, medical uses for the treatment of conditions such as cancer (now being replaced by radioactive cobalt, 60Co sources, 137Cs, etc.).

Its use in medicine has declined because of its cost, and its use in consumer goods (to illuminate watch and clock hands and numbers, as well as instrument dials) was halted because it can cause radiation injury. It is still used for some radiography and as a source of neutrons.