Radium chloride
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3D model (JSmol) |
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| ChemSpider | |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.030.020 |
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| Properties | |
| RaCl2 | |
| Molar mass | 296.094 g/mol |
| Appearance | Colorless solid, glows blue-green: 5 |
| Density | 4.9 g/cm3: 5 |
| Melting point | 900 °C (1,650 °F; 1,170 K): 5 |
| 245 g/L (20 °C): 6 | |
| Hazards | |
| Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |
Main hazards |
radioactive, highly toxic, corrosive |
| GHS labelling: | |
| H300, H310, H330, H350, H370, H373, H410 | |
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
| Related compounds | |
Other anions |
Radium bromide |
Other cations |
Beryllium chloride Magnesium chloride Calcium chloride Strontium chloride Barium chloride |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references | |
Radium chloride is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula RaCl2. It is a radium salt of hydrogen chloride. It was the first radium compound isolated in a pure state. Marie Curie and André-Louis Debierne used it in their original separation of radium from barium. The first preparation of radium metal was by the electrolysis of a solution of this salt using a mercury cathode.: 3