Uses and Production
Uses: Radium is a very useful element mainly because of it's radioactive properties. The isotopes found in Radium are more powerful, safer and easier to handle than other radioactive elements. Radium (in it's liquid form) is used in self illuminating paints for: watches, nuclear panels, aircraft switches, clocks and instrument dials. A self illuminating watch contains around one micro gram of Radium. People used to add Radium in common items such as tooth paste, hair spray and even food due to it's supposed curative powers. Soon Radium in hair spray, food and paste were all band due to health issues from these products One of the most important uses for Radium was for Cancer treatments. In the form of Radium Chloride, it produced radon gas which was used to treat cancer.
Production: Radium is found in urinate ores that are commonly mined in parts of Colorado, Congo, and northern Canada.
Production: Radium is found in urinate ores that are commonly mined in parts of Colorado, Congo, and northern Canada.
This is a picture of a wrist watch that has Radium in it.