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is uranium oxide. Alpha, beta, and gamma emitters down the decay chain (uranium series). Radium watch dial Radium-226, alpha Beta, weak gamma "Radium Girls" painted glowing watch dials for military ...

Ra-226 is a radioactive substance found in nature ... The substance takes hundreds of years to decay.