Radium

Radioactive element
Latin nameRadium
English nameRadium
chemical symbolRa
atomic number88
relative atomic mass(226,0254)
period7
groupII.A
classificationalkaline earth metals
discovery year1898
discovererM. Sklodowska-Curie
melting point [°C]700
boiling point [°C]1140
density [g cm-3]5,0
electronegativity [Pauling]0,97
oxidation statesII
electron configuration[Rn]7s2
specific heat [J g-1K-1]0,12
heat of fusion [kJ mol-1]0,8
thermal conductivity [W m-1 K-1]18,6
el. conductivity [S m-1]106
1. ionizing potential [eV]5,2789
2. ionizing potential [eV]10,148
state at normal conditionssolid

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