Strontium Element Cube Personal Museum Mendelevium was discovered by bombarding

Mendelevium was discovered by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles in 1955

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Strontium Element Cube Personal Museum Mendelevium was discovered by bombardingStrontium's atomic number is 38 and its symbol is Sr. It is an alkaline earth metal; strontium is a soft silver white yellowish metallic element that is highly chemically reactive. The metal forms a dark oxide layer when it is exposed to air. Strontium was named after Strontian, a village in Scotland near which the mineral was discovered in 1790 by Adair Crawford and William Cruickshank; it was identified as a new element the next year from its