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Strontium (Noun)

Meaning

A soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite.

Classification

Nouns denoting substances.

Examples

  • Strontium is primarily obtained as a byproduct of the large-scale processing of celestite ore through flotation techniques.
  • When strontium is first cut, it has a silvery appearance, but when exposed to air, it rapidly oxidizes and becomes yellowish.
  • Strontium's natural compounds have been used for centuries, even if the element itself wasn't isolated and studied until later.
  • One significant economic source of strontium worldwide is the mineral celestite, a strontium sulfate mineral, SR20.
  • In terms of its chemical reactivity, strontium's most often compared element is calcium, since both elements have similar chemical properties.

Synonyms

  • Sr
  • Atomic Number 38

Hypernyms

  • Metal
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