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Sr

Sr

1 7.3
A chemical symbol for the metal strontium
  • noun
  • Specialized
: Sr
  • Chemical recovery for 90Sr, 241Am, and 239Pu was determined from the spike recovery of stable strontium, 243Am, and 242Pu tracers.
  • Sr beta particles

Examples

  • From 1953 to 1956, the RCA researchers continued their betavoltaic investigations, using 90Sr, 90Y, and also promethium-147, whose beta particles are less energetic.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Generally, older rocks have accumulated higher amounts of 87Sr in relation to 86Sr.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Sample turnaround time for 90 Sr is less than 12 hours.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The chemical symbol for strontium is Sr, which is known for its soft silver-white appearance.

  • In chemistry, Sr represents strontium, an alkaline earth metal used in fireworks.

  • Element number 38 on the periodic table is Sr, the symbol for strontium.

Synonyms

strontium
vsSr
  • Specialized
8 8.0

A soft silver-white metal found in some minerals, used to make red fireworks

is the chemical symbol used to represent that element in writing
atomic number 38
vsSr
  • Specialized
7.3

A soft silver-white metal called strontium that turns yellow in air

is the chemical symbol used to represent that element in formulas

Surface Forms

Sr singular
Srs plural

Etymology

Sr is the chemical symbol for strontium, a metal named after the Scottish village Strontian, where its mineral was first found. So Sr 'stands for' that metal named for a place.