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Radium is a chemical element with the symbol Ra and atomic number 88. Its chemical formula is Ra, and it is represented by the Unicode character 鐳. The element has an electronegativity of 0.9 and an ionic radius of 1.70. Its electron configuration is [Rn] 7s², and its common oxidation state is 2.
Radium was discovered in 1898. The canonical SMILES representation for the element is [Ra]. The IUPAC name is radium, and its molecular weight is 226.02541. It has a charge of 0, with 0 hydrogen bond donors and acceptors, and a topological polar surface area of 0.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- Ra
- Molecular weight
- 226.02541 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- radium
- SMILES
- [Ra]
- InChIKey
- HCWPIIXVSYCSAN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
22,682 papers- Review of Radium-223 and Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer.ReviewCancer biotherapy & radiopharmaceuticals · 2020Dandapani SV, Wong J, Twardowski PDOI: 10.1089/cbr.2019.3493
- Radium brachytherapy a predecessor to modern brachytherapy: A historical review from an Indian perspective.ReviewJournal of cancer research and therapeutics · 2025Thayalan K, Ravichandran RDOI: 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_945_24
- Radium-223 dichloride: a review of its use in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer with symptomatic bone metastases.ReviewDrugs · 2014Shirley M, McCormack PLDOI: 10.1007/s40265-014-0198-4
- Radium.Journal of the American Medical Association · 1946DESJARDINS AU, WILLIAMS MM
- Radium accidents.The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy, and nuclear medicine · 1960KRABBENHOFT KL
- Radium toxicity.Postgraduate medicine · 1952FISHBEIN M
- Malignancy from radium.British journal of cancer · 1970Loutit JFDOI: 10.1038/bjc.1970.23
- Radium recovery from mining tailings: A comprehensive review of techniques and applications.ReviewJournal of environmental radioactivity · 2026Galvis OCG, Goulart de Araujo L, Vicente R et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2026.108010
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- chemical element
- Part of
- period 7
- Named after
- radioactivity
- Image
- Radium226.jpg
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons gallery
- Radium
- Unicode character
- 鐳
- element symbol
- Ra
- discoverer or inventor
- Pierre Curie
- Commons category
- Radium
- topic's main category
- Category:Radium
- atomic number
- 88
- canonical SMILES
- [Ra]
- chemical formula
- Ra
- time of discovery or invention
- 1898-00-00
- electronegativity
- 0.9
- different from
- Rad
- ionic radius
- 1.70
- electron configuration
- [Rn] 7s²
- oxidation state
- 2
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- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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