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Strontium   /strˈɑntiəm/   Listen
Strontium

noun
1.
A soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite.  Synonyms: atomic number 38, Sr.



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"Strontium" Quotes from Famous Books



... gr. 1.84, containing 96 per cent. of real acid, H{2}SO{4}.)—This acid forms insoluble sulphates with salts of lead, strontium, and barium. It has a high boiling point, 290 C., and, when evaporated with salts of the more volatile acids, converts them into sulphates. When nitrates or chlorides are objectionable in a solution, evaporation with sulphuric acid removes ...
— A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. • Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer



Words linked to "Strontium" :   strontium 90, celestite, atomic number 38, metal, strontianite, metallic element



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