Radium

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:chemical_compound
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:chemical_compound
gptkbp:appearance silvery white metal
gptkbp:atomicNumber 88
gptkbp:block s-block
gptkbp:boilingPoint 1737 °C
gptkbp:CASNumber 7440-14-4
gptkbp:category gptkb:alkaline_earth_metals
radioactive elements
gptkbp:crystalSystem body-centered cubic
gptkbp:decaysTo radon
gptkbp:density 5.5 g/cm³
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Marie_Curie
gptkb:Pierre_Curie
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:France
1898
gptkbp:electronConfiguration [Rn] 7s2
gptkbp:electronegativity 0.9 (Pauling scale)
gptkbp:emits gptkb:gamma_rays
alpha particles
gptkbp:firstIonizationEnergy 509.3 kJ/mol
gptkbp:foundIn uranium ores
gptkbp:halfLifeOfRa-226 1600 years
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:radium_clocks
radium girls (factory workers)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Radium
gptkbp:isotopes gptkb:Ra-224
gptkb:Ra-226
gptkb:Ra-228
gptkbp:massNumber 226 u
gptkbp:meltingPoint 700 °C
gptkbp:molarHeatCapacity 0.12 J/(g·K)
gptkbp:mostStableIsotope gptkb:Ra-226
gptkbp:namedAfter radius (Latin for ray)
gptkbp:oxidationStates +2
gptkbp:partOfSeries gptkb:radium_series_(uranium_decay_chain)
gptkbp:period 7
gptkbp:radioactive true
gptkbp:relatedGroup alkaline earth metal
gptkbp:riskFactor highly radioactive
carcinogenic
gptkbp:stateAtRoomTemperature gptkb:stone
gptkbp:storage under oil or inert atmosphere
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Ra
gptkbp:thermalConductivity 18.6 W/(m·K)
gptkbp:type gptkb:water
gptkb:halogens
oxygen
gptkbp:uses luminous paints (historically)
medical radiation therapy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vanilla_Ice
gptkb:Something_Awful_forums
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6