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What is Radium?



Periodic Table
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Symbol
Ra 0

Group Number
2 16

Period Number
7 1

Block
s block 0

Element Family
Alkaline Earth 0

CAS Number
7440144 65

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m 0

Space Group Number
229.00 1

Facts
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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.
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Sources
Mining, Ores of metals 0

History
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Who Discovered
Not Available 0

Discovery
In 1898 0

Abundance
0

Abundance In Universe
Not Available 0

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 % 0

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available 0

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 % 57

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 % 45

Abundance In Humans
0.00 % 20

Uses
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Uses & Benefits
  • It is a highly radioactive metal; and sometime Radium-223 is used to treat prostate cancer.
  • It is used in luminous paints.
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Industrial Uses
NA 0

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry 0

Other Uses
NA 0

Biological Properties
0

Toxicity
Highly Toxic 0

Present in Human Body
No 0

In Blood
Not Available 0

In Bone
Not Available 0

Physical
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Melting Point
700.00 °C 59

Boiling Point
1,737.00 °C 54

Appearance
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Physical State
Solid 0

Color
Silvery White 0

Luster
Metallic 0

Hardness
0

Mohs Hardness
Not Available 0

Brinell Hardness
Not Available 0

Vickers Hardness
Not Available 0

Speed of Sound
Not Available 0

Optical Properties
0

Refractive Index
Not Available 0

Reflectivity
Not Available 0

Allotropes
No 0

α Allotropes
Not Available 0

β Allotropes
Not Available 0

γ Allotropes
Not Available 0

Chemical
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Chemical Formula
Ra 0

Isotopes
0

Known Isotopes
33 6

Electronegativity
0

Pauling Electronegativity
0.90 49

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available 0

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97 38

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.92 20

Allen Electronegativity
0.89 42

Electropositivity
0

Pauling Electropositivity
3.10 5

Ionization Energies
0

1st Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol 82

2nd Energy Level
979.00 kJ/mol 81

3rd Energy Level
Not Available 0

4th Energy Level
Not Available 0

5th Energy Level
Not Available 0

6th Energy Level
Not Available 0

7th Energy level
Not Available 0

8th Energy Level
Not Available 0

9th Energy Level
Not Available 0

10th Energy Level
Not Available 0

11th Energy Level
Not Available 0

12th Energy Level
Not Available 0

13th Energy Level
Not Available 0

14th Energy Level
Not Available 0

15th Energy Level
Not Available 0

16th Energy Level
Not Available 0

17th Energy Level
Not Available 0

18th Energy Level
Not Available 0

19th Energy Level
Not Available 0

20th Energy Level
Not Available 0

21st Energy Level
Not Available 0

22nd Energy Level
Not Available 0

23rd Energy Level
Not Available 0

24th Energy Level
Not Available 0

25th Energy Level
Not Available 0

26th Energy Level
Not Available 0

27th Energy Level
Not Available 0

28th Energy Level
Not Available 0

29th Energy Level
Not Available 0

30th Energy Level
Not Available 0

Electrochemical Equivalent
4.22 g/amp-hr 6

Electron Work Function
Not Available 0

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity 0

Atomic
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Atomic Number
88 30

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s2 0

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC) 0

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100 0

Atom
0

Number of Protons
88 30

Number of Neutrons
138 16

Number of Electrons
88 30

Radius of an Atom
0

Atomic Radius
Not Available 0

Covalent Radius
221.00 pm 3

Van der Waals Radius
283.00 pm 4

Atomic Weight
226.00 amu 26

Atomic Volume
45.20 cm3/mol 4

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
0

Previous Element
47 0

Next Element
53 0

Valence Electron Potential
20.10 (-eV) 59

Lattice Constant
514.80 pm 13

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2 0

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available 0

Mechanical
0

Density
0

Density At Room Temperature
5.50 g/cm3 68

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available 0

Tensile Strength
Not Available 0

Viscosity
Not Available 0

Vapor Pressure
0

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available 0

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available 0

Elasticity properties
0

Shear Modulus
Not Available 0

Bulk Modulus
Not Available 0

Young's Modulus
Not Available 0

Poisson Ratio
Not Available 0

Other Mechanical Properties
NA 0

Magnetic
0

Magnetic Characteristics
0

Specific Gravity
5.00 56

Magnetic Ordering
Nonmagnetic 0

Permeability
Not Available 0

Susceptibility
Not Available 0

Electrical Properties
0

Electrical Property
NA 0

Resistivity
100.00 nΩ·m 31

Electrical Conductivity
Not Available 0

Electron Affinity
Not Available 0

Thermal
0

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K) 40

Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available 0

Thermal Conductivity
18.60 W/m·K 45

Critical Temperature
Not Available 0

Thermal Expansion
Not Available 0

Enthalpy
0

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available 0

Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available 0

Enthalpy of Atomization
163.00 kJ/mol 51

Standard Molar Entropy
71.00 J/mol.K 14

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