Radium

RADIUM *Radium is from the Latin word for ray, radius *Mme. Curie discovered radium in 1898 *symbol: Ra *Atomic number: 88 *Mass: 226.0254 *Radium's symbol comes from the first two letters of Radium *Number of protons:88 *Number of nutrons:138 *Number of electrons: 88 *Radium is found in seawater in a solid form. *Melting point- 700 degrees C *Density- 5 grams per cubic centimeter *Percent Abundance in the earth’s crust: 9.9×10 -12 % *Radium is used for the treatment of cancer and is used in Luminescent paints **INTERSTING FACTS** Radium is very radio active and rare. It is described as a brilliant white. Radium is found in small amounts in uranium ores.

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