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Chapter 21: Problem 69

Both barium (Ba) and radium (Ra) are members of Group \(2 \mathrm{~A}\) and are expected to exhibit similar chemical properties. However, \(\mathrm{Ra}\) is not found in barium ores. Instead, it is found in uranium ores. Explain.

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Radium is found in Uranium ores and not in Barium ores because it forms as a result of the decay series of Uranium-238. Despite their similar chemical properties, an element's nuclear properties determine where it can be found.

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Understand the Decay Series

The uranium decay series is a sequence of radioactive isotopes that are produced as a result of uranium-238 undergoing nuclear decay. The uranium-238 atom undergoes alpha and beta decay and eventually becomes lead-206, which is stable. Along this decay series, several different elements are formed, including radium.
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Relate Radium with Uranium Decay Series

Radium-226 is actually one of the isotopes that is produced through the decay series of Uranium-238. So, when the uranium ore is decaying, one of the elements it forms along the series is radium.
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Compare the Behavior of Radium and Barium

Despite being in the same group in the periodic table, barium doesn't form in this decay series. Hence, it's not found in uranium ores. The location where you can find an element is determined by its nuclear, not chemical, properties. This is why we find radium in uranium ores but not barium, even though chemically, they're very similar.

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