Element Family
Alkaline Earth
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Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
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Interesting Facts
- Strontium element is softer than Calcium.
- Silvery Strontium turns yellow, if exposed to air.
Roentgenium is a highly unstable synthetic element.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Synthetically Produced
Who Discovered
William Cruickshank
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
Discovery
In 1787
In 1994
Abundance In Meteorites
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
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Uses & Benefits
- Strontium metal is used to producing ferrite magnets as well as refining zinc.
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By-product of nuclear reactors called Strontium-90 is a radioactive isotope; it is absorbed by tissues and destroys bone marrow and cancer growth.
- Currently known uses of Roentgenium metal are limited to research purpose only.
Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry
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Other Uses
Alloys
Research Purposes
Present in Human Body
Yes
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silvery White
Silver
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, Solubility
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Electron Configuration
[Kr] 5s2
[Rn] 5f14 6d9 7s2
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Strontium.jpg#100
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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
Paramagnetic
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