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Learn why radium is so radioactive it can both cause and cure cancer.Key facts
- Marie and Pierre Curie discovered radium in 1898.
- Radium is a product of the radioactive decay of uranium.
- Exposure to radium is harmful.
- Radium is an important medical tool and can treat cancer.
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Radium
In 1898, in this basic laboratory, Marie and Pierre Curie discovered an entirely new element.
Marie & Pierre Curie, 1898
They discovered radium: a highly radioactive alkaline-earth metal.
Radium is an extremely scarce element. It is a product of the radioactive decay of uranium atoms.
The Curies isolated it from uranium ore, ...
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