Element Family
Alkaline Earth
Probably Transition
Space Group Name
Im_ 3m
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Interesting Facts
- Radium metal is the heaviest metal of Alkaline earth metals column.
- Radium metal is highly radioactive and does not have any stable isotopes.
Meitnerium is named after Lise Meitner, an Austrian physicist.
Sources
Mining, Ores of metals
Bombarding Bi209 with Accelerated Nuclei of Fe58, Synthetically Produced
Who Discovered
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Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
Discovery
In 1898
In 1982
Abundance In Meteorites
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
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Uses & Benefits
- It is a highly radioactive metal; and sometime Radium-223 is used to treat prostate cancer.
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It is used in luminous paints.
- Currently known uses of Meitnerium metal are limited to research purpose only.
Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
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Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Luster
Metallic
Unknown Luster
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s2
[Rn] 5f14 6d7 7s2
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Crystal Lattice
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Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
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Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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Magnetic Ordering
Nonmagnetic
Paramagnetic