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Also Known As	Sr

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A labeled diagram of the periodic table entry for strontium shows its atomic number 38, symbol Sr, atomic weight 87.62, electron configuration, and physical state as a solid alkaline-earth metal with a face-centered cubic crystal structure and strongly basic oxides.

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strontium-90 chemical element alkaline-earth metal hydrogen carbon sodium nitrogen sulfur phosphorus boron iodine fluorine zinc

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