Which Happened First?

Discovery of radium

Discovery of radium
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Radium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ra and atomic number 88. It is the sixth element in group 2 of the periodic table, also known as the alkaline earth metals.

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Which happened first?

Timeline

  1. Discovery of krypton1898
  2. Discovery of neon1898
  3. Discovery of polonium1898
  4. Discovery of radium (this page)1898
  5. Discovery of xenonJuly 12, 1898
  6. Discovery of actinium1899

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