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Timothy P. Hanusa
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Professor, Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.

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strontium
Strontium (Sr), chemical element, one of the alkaline-earth metals of Group 2 (IIa) of the periodic table. It is used as an ingredient in red signal flares and phosphors and is the principal health hazard in radioactive fallout. atomic number 38 atomic weight 87.62 melting point 769 °C (1,416 °F)…
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