On this page I'll provide comprehensive data for Radium. I hope you profit from it.
Radium Overview
Name Origin
Latin: radius (ray).
Symbol
Ra (Radium)Description
Silvery-white metal. Intensely radioactive.
Discovery
Discovered By: Pierre and Marie Curie
Year: 1898
Location: France
Sources
Found in uranium ores at 1 part per 3 million parts uranium.
Uses
Used in treating cancer because of the gamma rays it gives off.
State at 20 °C
solid
Group
Group Name: Alkali Earth MetalÂ
Group in periodic table: 2a
Period in periodic table:Â 7
Atomic Number
88Learn more about the atomic number.
Atomic Mass
-226,0254
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Stable Isotopes
none
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Radioactive Isotopes
Ra223-228
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Atomic Structure
Crystalline Structure
Cubic: Body centered
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Shells
Electrons per energy level: 2,8,18,32,18,8,2
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Electron Configuration
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4 s2 3 d10 4 p6 5 s2 4 d10 5 p6 6 s2 5 d10 4 f14 6 p6 7 s2
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Abbreviated Configuration
[Rn] 7s2
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Valence Electrons
2
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Atom Size
Atomic Radius
--
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Covalent Radius
--
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Ionic Radius
1.62 (+2) Ã…
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Molar Volume
45.20 cm³/mol
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Chemical Properties
Common Oxidation States
First Ionization Energy
First Ionization Potential
Second Ionization Potential
Third Ionization Potential
Physical Properties
Density
Electrical Conductivity
Thermal Conductivity
Elastic Modulus
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
Learn more about coefficient of thermal expansion.
Heat Properties
Other heat related physical properties:
Melting Point
Boiling Point
Specific Heat
Heat of Vaporization
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