Radium chloride

Radium chloride

An ampoule containing radium chloride
Identifiers
CAS Number	10025-66-8 N
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	20138060 Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.030.020
EC Number	233-035-7
UNII	KKO873WR2Z Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID00893671
InChI InChI=1S/2ClH.Ra/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2 Y Key: RWRDJVNMSZYMDV-UHFFFAOYSA-L Y InChI=1/2ClH.Ra/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2 Key: RWRDJVNMSZYMDV-NUQVWONBAG
SMILES Cl[Ra]Cl
Properties
Chemical formula	RaCl2
Molar mass	296.094 g/mol
Appearance	Colorless solid, glows blue-green[1]
Density	4.9 g/cm3[1]
Melting point	900 °C (1,650 °F; 1,170 K)[1]
Solubility in water	245 g/L (20 °C)[2]
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	radioactive, highly toxic, corrosive
GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Hazard statements	H300, H310, H330, H350, H370, H373, H410
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)	4 0 1
Related compounds
Other anions	Radium bromide
Other cations	Beryllium chloride Magnesium chloride Calcium chloride Strontium chloride Barium chloride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). N verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

Radium chloride is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula RaCl₂. It is a radium salt of hydrogen chloride. It was the first radium compound isolated in a pure state. Marie Curie and André-Louis Debierne used it in their original separation of radium from barium.^[3] The first preparation of radium metal was by the electrolysis of a solution of this salt using a mercury cathode.^[4]