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Record 1 - external organization data 2003-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Geochemistry
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

A radioactive metallic element in group II of the periodic system ...

OBS

The metal is silvery-white and resembles barium in its chemical properties. It occurs in pitchblende, in carnotite, and in other uranium minerals and it is separated from these minerals to obtain the radium salts of commerce.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Géochimie
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Métal alcalino-terreux très rare, radioactif et se désintégrant avec une période de 1620 ans.

OBS

On le rencontre le plus souvent dans les pechblendes. Élément de numéro atomique 88; masse atomique 226,05.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Geoquímica
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
DEF

Elemento químico radiactivo de símbolo Ra, número atómico 88, configuración electrónica(Rn) 7s², con 16 nucleidos, ninguno de los cuales es estable. La masa del isótopo menos inestable es 226. 02. Pertenece al grupo de los elementos alcalinotérreos.

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Record 2 2001-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
DEF

A group of four pulses used to express a digit in the range of 10 to 16.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
DEF

Élément d'information de quatre bits.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lenguaje de programación
DEF

Grupo de cuatro, por lo general cuatro pulsos usados para expresar un dígito en una escala de 10 ó 16.

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