Strontium | Chemistry

Cedarburg High School, Cedarburg, Wisconsin, U.S.A.

Strontium, 38, Cedarburg High School, Wisconsin USA

Strontium: After researching strontium, I decided to create my tile based on a combination of fireworks and a television set. Strontium is an alkaline earth metal that appears with either a yellowish or white coloring (the first two colors in the television part of the tile). Strontium salts create the red color in fireworks. Strontium compounds are also important for stabilizing firework mixtures. By far the major use of strontium is in the production of traditional color television tubes. The tile was designed using Adobe® Illustrator®.

Original Artwork by Drew Wandschneider; teacher: Kathy Pollock, Cedarburg High School, Cedarburg, Wisconsin, U.S.A.

Atomic properties*

Name:

Strontium

Symbol:

Sr

Atomic number:

38

Atomic mass:

87.62 amu

Melting point:

777°C

Boiling point:

1382°C

Density:

2.64 g/cm³

Electronegativity:

0.95

# of Isotopes:

7

State:

Solid

Colour:

Silvery-white±

Classification:

Metallic±

* Haynes, W. M. (2011). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 91st edition: http://www.hbcponline.com/ Retrieved April 7, 2011

± Winter, M. (2010). Home of the Periodic Table. Retrieved April 8, 2011, from Web Elements: http://www.webelements.com/