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Actinium

Z 89 227.0 g/molActinide Radioactive

Overview Atomic Properties Thermodynamics Electromagnetism Isotopes

Group

3

Period

7

Block

f

Occurrence

From decay

Biological Role

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History

1902 (discovery)

Friedrich Oskar Giesel

1955 (isolation)

Joseph G. Stites, Murrell L. Salutsky, Bob D. Stone

Named By

André-Louis Debierne

Latin Name

Actinium

Abundance

Universe

x

Sun

x

Meteorites

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Earth's crust

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Oceans

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Humans

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