“Strontium (Sr)”  [Atomic Number: 38] 

Strontium

  In nature, Strontium (Sr) is an alkaline earth metal element, physically and chemically similar to calcium, and found naturally in our bones and teeth.
In elemental science, Strontium (Sr), is a s-block element, located at the group 2, period 5 of the periodic table of elements.

Strontium Biochemically

  In our body, Strontium (Sr) is naturally present in trace amounts with around 100 micrograms in every gram of bone.

Strontium (Sr) in our Bones and Teeth

  Both strontium and calcium belong to the group 2 of the periodic table and have common chemical properties.
Strontium is characterized as “a bone seeking element” having similar charge/size ratio with calcium.
Most of the body content of strontium is found in the skeleton in much smaller quantities compared to calcium.
However, the amount of strontium in new bone is higher compared to old bone, found mainly distributed into trabecular bone sections. *

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