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What are two characteristics of Calcium and two characteristics of Radium?

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HI Mabel,

Calcium Characteristics:

  1. Calcium is reactive
  2. Calciums is a soft metal
  3. Calcium creates a mixture of oxide and nitride which creates a coating to prevent itself from corrosion.

Radium Characteristics:

  1. Radium is silvery
  2. Radium is intensely radioactive
  3. Radium is luminescent

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