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Strontium

Strontium Details

Strontium Symbol: Sr

Strontium Atomic Number: 38

Strontium Atomic Weight: 87.62

What is Strontium?
Soft yellowish metallic element, belongs to group 2 of the periodic table. Highly reactive chemically. Sr-90 is present in radioactive fallout and has a half-life of 28 years. Discovered in 1798 by Klaproth and Hope, isolated in 1808 by Humphry Davy.

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