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Strontium

noun

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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... 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

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