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radium B
noun
, Chemistry.
- an isotope of lead, formed by decay of radium A, that gives rise to radium C, which is an isotope of bismuth, from which radium D, radium E, and radium F, or polonium 210, are derived.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of radium B1
First recorded in 1900–05
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Example Sentences
In fact, to be brief, it is not till we come to Radium B that ß-rays of a relatively high penetrative quality are reached; and it is not till we come to Radium C that highly penetrative y-rays are obtained.
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