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88
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Ra
226.0000

Radium

Alkaline Earth Metal

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
88
Atomic Mass
226.0000 u
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s2
Electronegativity
0.90
Block
s-block
Group
2
Period
7

🌡 Physical Properties

Phase (STP)
solid
Melting Point
973.00 K
Boiling Point
2010.00 K
Density
5.5000 g/cm³

About Radium

Radioactive; discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie; glows blue.

🔬 Isotopes of Radium

Radium has 0 naturally occurring isotopes, plus 4 notable radioactive isotopes.

IsotopeMass NumberAtomic Mass (u)AbundanceType
223Ra223223.0185023Radioactive
224Ra224224.020212Radioactive
226Ra226226.0254103Radioactive
228Ra228228.0310707Radioactive

Data source: NIH PubChem (aggregated from IUPAC, NIST)