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radium-226
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Radium-226 () is the longest-lived isotope of radium, with a half-life of 1600 years. It is an intermediate product in the decay chain of uranium-238; as such, it can be found naturally in uranium-containing minerals.
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It is catalogued under topics including Isotope content page and Isotopes of radium.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- isotope of radium
- Subclass of
- radium
- Mass
- 226.025408455
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- atomic number
- 88
- neutron number
- 138
- decays to
- carbon-14
- half-life
- 1600
- spin quantum number
- 0.0
- parity quantum number
- 1
- mass excess
- 23667.824
- binding energy
- 1731603.412
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- Occurrence and decay
- Historical uses
- Hazards
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Radium-226 () is the longest-lived isotope of radium, with a half-life of 1600 years. It is an intermediate product in the decay chain of uranium-238; as such, it can be found naturally in uranium-containing minerals.
==Occurrence and decay== thumb|upright=1.25|The decay-chain of uranium-238, which contains radium-226 as an intermediate decay product
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