Sr	Z =  38	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Strontium
			From the Scottish "Strontian", meaning "nose of the fairy hill"
(AM) Atomic Mass	87.62  amu	♦	Oxidation States	+2
(BP) Boiling Point	1384  °C	♦	(MP) Melting Point	769  °C
(ρ) Density	2.6  g/cm3	♦	Crystal Structure	Face Centered Cubic
( χ ) Electronegativity	1	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	1.92  Å
Physical State	Solid	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	0.301  J/g °C
Electronic-Config	[Kr]  5s2	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	549.48  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	136.9  kJ/mol	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	7.43  kJ/mol
Year of Discovery	1790	♦	Location of Discovery	Scotland
(E°) Standard Potential	Sr+⇔ Sr (-4.100 V),   Sr2+⇔ Sr (-2.899 V)
Stable isotopes	84Sr,  86Sr,  87Sr,  88Sr
Discovered/Synthesized by	Adair Crawford
Natural Source	The mineral/ore celestite
Common Uses	Red fireworks, flares, phosphors, nuclear batteries, medical diagnostic tracer
Other Info	Gives stadium flares their brilliant red colors Sr-90 is notorious for accumulating in the bones
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