Radium

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Radium

• By Kara Murdock and Jenny Hadley

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Ra
226 amu
88
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Structure

• Ra
• Atomic Number 88
• Atomic Mass 226 amu
• 138 neutrons
• 88 protons and electrons

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Close-up
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Characteristic Properties
Melting point 700C Boiling Point
1737C Density 5 g/cc
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Interesting Facts

• Found in uranium ores
• Discovered by Pierre and Marie Curie in 1898
• The names comes from the Latin word radius,
  which means ray
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  Uranium Ore

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More interesting facts on Radium

• Used to be used for clock hands
• Is in the solid phase
• The color silver
• Used to be extracted for cancer treatment

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Works Cited

• http//www.webelements.com/
• http//www.chemsoc.org/viselements/pages/pertable_
  fla.htm
• http//www.theodoregray.com/PeriodicTable/
• http//www.periodictable.com