Radioactive element
Crossword Clue and Answers
Today we have 9 crossword solutions for Radioactive element which appeared recently in The Sun Cryptic.
We have deemed Radioactive element as a VERY COMMON crossword clue, we've seen it more than 9 times in a variety of crossword publications.
The most recent answer we found for this clue is "RADON".
Publications
- The Sun Cryptic - Tuesday, 30 Nov 2021
- The Sun Cryptic - Thursday, 2 Sep 2021
- The Mirror Quick - Monday, 26 Apr 2021
- The Daily Mail Quick - Friday, 12 Feb 2021
- The Daily Mail Quick - Friday, 29 Nov 2019
- The Guardian Quick - Friday, 14 Sep 2018
- The New York Times Crossword - Monday, 17 Apr 2017
Crossword Answers
5 letters
RADON
A radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium; the heaviest of the inert gasses; occurs naturally (especially in areas over granite) and is considered a hazard to health
6 letters
RADIUM
An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores
CERIUM
A ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
7 letters
THORIUM
A soft silvery-white tetravalent radioactive metallic element; isotope 232 is used as a power source in nuclear reactors; occurs in thorite and in monazite sands
URANIUM
A heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element; occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear weapons
8 letters
ACTINIUM
A radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores
ASTATINE
A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
RUBIDIUM
A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group; burns in air and reacts violently in water; occurs in carnallite and lepidolite and pollucite
9 letters
PLUTONIUM
A solid silvery grey radioactive transuranic element whose atoms can be split when bombarded with neutrons; found in minute quantities in uranium ores but is usually synthesized in nuclear reactors; 13 isotopes are known with the most important being plutonium 239