If Radium and Chlorine Combine to Form Radium Chloride, the Compound

question 2

Multiple Choice

If radium and chlorine combine to form radium chloride, the compound is

• A) no longer radioactive.
• B) half as radioactive as its radium content.
• C) as radioactive as its radium content.
• D) twice as radioactive as its radium content.

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