88 Ra Radium (226) | 2 8 18 32 18 8 2
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88 Ra Radium (226) | 2 8 18 32 18 8 2
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| General |
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| Name | Radium | | Symbol | Ra | | Number | 88 | | Chemical series | Alkaline earth metals | | Group / Period | 2 / 7 | | Block | s-block | | CAS registry number | 7440-14-4 |

| Physical properties |
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| State | solid | | Density | 5.5 g/cm3 | | Melting point | 973 K (700 °C, 1292 °F) | | Boiling point | 2010 K (1737 °C, 3159 °F) | | Critical point | |
| Atomic properties |
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| Atomic Weight | (226) g/mol | | Crystal structure | cubic body centered | | Electronegativity | 0.9 | | Atomic radius | 215 pm | | Atomic radius (calculated) | | | Electron configuration | [Rn] 7s2 | | Electrons per shell | 2, 8, 18, 32, 18, 8, 2 | | Number of protons | 88 | | Number of neutrons | 138 |
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