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/stɹˈɒntiəm/
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[ US /ˈstɹɑntiəm/ ]
[ US /ˈstɹɑntiəm/ ]
NOUN
- a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite
How To Use strontium In A Sentence
- For example, the origin of ivory can be identified by its strontium isotopic composition, which reflects the diet of the elephant.
- To give one example, a red pellet could contain substances such as potassium perchlorate and strontium carbonate, besides pitch as fuel and starch as binder.
- Strontium is recovered from two strontium minerals, strontianite (strontium carbonate) and celestite (strontium sulfate). Strontium
- In addition to this, the government-sponsored nuclear industry regularly released enormous quantities of radioactive Iodine, cesium, and strontium into the atmosphere just to see what might happen.
- But the water may contain other harmful substances, such as beta-ray emitting strontium, which is known for causing bone cancers. New Leak Detected at Nuclear Facility
- While cesium and strontium, the two materials found in the generators, cannot be used to make nuclear weapons, they could contaminate large areas if combined with explosives.
- Possible substitutes for barite, especially in the oil drilling industry, include other similar minerals, such as celestite (strontium sulfate, SrSO4) and iron ore. Barite
- The Scottish village is Strontia and the element is the alkaline earth metal strontium.
- Radium is an element resembling calcium, strontium, and barium in chemical properties; its atomic weight was determined by Mme. Curie, and found to be about 225, according to her first experiments; a redetermination gave a slightly higher value, which has been confirmed by a further investigation carried out by Sir T.E. Thorpe. Alchemy: Ancient and Modern
- The strontium is the secret," said Li - although exactly what it is doing is unclear. Analysis