Talk:Radium/GA4

GA Review

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Nominator: Reconrabbit (talk · contribs) 16:10, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: Jens Lallensack (talk · contribs) 12:03, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I worry that the infobox image (Radium226.jpg) is misleading, because I'm not sure if we can directly see any Radium in the first place there? The viewer will think that the piece shown is Radium, but it is not. Maybe it is better to leave it without an image, or to use the "Radium-226 radiation source" image instead. The Radium226.jpg could be used later in the article. In any case, it needs a proper caption explaining what can be seen.
- I'm not certain about the provenance of the image. Working on figuring out how to change the caption.

When radium decays, it emits ionizing radiation as a by-product, which can excite fluorescent chemicals and cause radioluminescence. – But isn't that the case for any ionizing radiation? The fluorescence and radioluminescence are not specific for radium, so why mention it here (and not other effects, like health effects)?
- These properties are particularly important to the history of radium. Relatively few other elements that emit ionizing radiation were used for this property. Its toxicity is mentioned immediately afterwards (with an added note on why it's so toxic).

What are "Radium watch hands"? Needs link or explanation.
- Is "Watch hands coated with radium paint" more descriptive?