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Strontium - Periodic Table of Videos

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The team at periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about strontium. Discover strontium with a trip to the village of Strontian, a flame test and some footage of nuclear explosions!

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See how the team make fireworks in the lab using Death Mix to celebrate Guy Fawkes Night, and also get a sneak peak of a video shot in the United States (in Alabama) of a bonfire started with a rocket.
For all the basics about strontium, check out the Visual Elements Periodic Table.
For some awesome photos and facts about strontium, check out The Elements by Theodore Gray.
Extremely bright, modern, luminous paints that contain strontium can glow in the dark. Their glow comes from efficiently absorbing light from their surroundings, and then slowly releasing it over the course of minutes or even hours. Even the professor didn't know that!
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Why do you think these salts can be useful in toothpaste? What other salts are used?
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