Details : Item 215
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| Alkali metals |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||
| Alkaline earth metal |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||
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| Metalloid | | | | | | | |||||
| Diatomic non-metal | | | | | | | |||||
| Noble gas | | | | | | | |||||
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| Famille : Alkaline earth metal/6 |
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| Radium |
| Symbol: Ra, phase: solid, silvery white metallic It was formerly used in self-luminous paints for watches, nuclear panels, aircraft switches, clocks... From the 1960s the use of radium paint was discontinued. |
| Properties | |
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| Atomic number | 88 |
| Atomic weight | 226 |
| Melting point (K) | 973 |
| Boiling point (K) | 2010 |
| Speed of sound (m/s) | N/A |
| Discovery | 1898 (P. &M. Curie) |