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MELTING POINT
BOILING POINT
DENSITY
THE ELEMENT THAT BIT THE
HAND THAT FED IT
This element was discovered by Marie
Curie in 1898. She received the Nobel prize
in chemistry 1911 for her work but died a
few decades later from ailments brought
on by prolonged exposure to radiation.
DISCOVERY YEAR: 1898
APPROX. 5
Alkaline
earth metal
Radioactive
Specialist
uses
Solid
MELTING POINT
BOILING POINT
DENSITY
THE FLEETING MYSTERY
Francium has the shortest half-li ...