Name :  Radium
Symbol :  Ra
Atomic Number :  88
Atomic Weight :  226.0254
Specific Heat :  0.12 J/gK
Melting Point :  700°C
Vaporization :  -
Boiling Point :  1140°C
Electronegativity :  0.9
Density@293 K :  5 g/cm³
Discovered :  Pierre and Marie Curie, France, 1898
Description :  Silvery-white metal. Intensely radioactive.
Uses :  Used in treating cancer because of the gamma rays it gives off.