锶 (sī) - Strontium — a soft, silver-yellow metallic chemical element

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Strontium — a soft, silver-yellow metallic chemical element (symbol Sr, atomic number 38) used in various industrial applications and found in some minerals.

Strontium — a soft, silver-yellow metallic chemical element

Usage highlights

Strontium elementStrontium carbonateStrontium nitrateStrontium chlorideStrontium isotopeStrontium aluminate

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Strontium is used in fireworks to produce red flames (锶用于烟花产生红色火焰).
  • This mineral contains strontium carbonate (这种矿物含有碳酸锶).
  • Strontium-90 is a radioactive isotope (锶-90是一种放射性同位素).
  • Strontium compounds are used in glass manufacturing (锶化合物用于玻璃制造).

Collocations

  • Strontium element(锶元素)
  • Strontium carbonate(碳酸锶)
  • Strontium nitrate(硝酸锶)
  • Strontium chloride(氯化锶)
  • Strontium isotope(锶同位素)
  • Strontium aluminate(铝酸锶)

Idioms

  • No commonly used idioms featuring 锶 as it is a modern scientific term

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 锶 is a modern character created specifically for the chemical element strontium.
  • The character follows the common pattern for metallic elements with the 钅(金) radical.
  • Strontium gets its name from the Scottish village Strontian where the mineral strontianite was first discovered.
  • In Chinese, 锶 follows the systematic naming convention for elements with the metal radical.

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