radium-226
Sign in to saveRadium-226 () is the longest-lived isotope of radium, with a half-life of 1600 years. It is an intermediate product in the decay chain of uranium-238; as such, it can be found naturally in uranium-containing minerals.
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- isotope of radium
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- radium
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- +226.025408455
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Radium-226 () is the longest-lived isotope of radium, with a half-life of 1600 years. It is an intermediate product in the decay chain of uranium-238; as such, it can be found naturally in uranium-containing minerals.
==Occurrence and decay== thumb|upright=1.25|The decay-chain of uranium-238, which contains radium-226 as an intermediate decay product