Discovery Information
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Who: A. Crawford |
When: 1790 |
Where: Scotland |
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Name Origin
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From Strontian a small Scottish town. |
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Sources
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Found in minerals celestite and strontianite. |
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Uses
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Used in flares and fireworks for its crimson colour. Also used in nuclear batteries in buoys, some toothpastes, magnets, zinc refining and phosphorescent paint.
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Notes
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Strontium was first isolated by Sir Humphry Davy in 1808.
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In its pure form strontium is extremely reactive with air and spontaneously combusts, it is therefore considered to be a fire
hazard.
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