Where is this element found?
Where is radium occur in nature/how is it obtained?
- Radium is found in parts of pitchblende, which is found in Czech Republic, Slovakia, and parts of Africa.
- Radium is found in all ores containing uranium, found in the United States, specifically Utah and New Mexico, as well as in the Great Lake region of Canada.
- Radium is found in the Earth's crust, but only in small amounts.
- This element occurs at low levels in all rock, water, soil, plants, and animals.
Where is radium occur in nature/how is it obtained?
- Extracted from uranium ore from Bohemia.