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89 Ac 227 u

Element 89 · Solid at room temperature

Actinium

Actinides
Ac

Actinium is a radioactive chemical element with symbol Ac (not to be confused with the abbreviation for an acetyl group) and atomic number 89, which was discovered in 1899. It was the first non-primordial radioactive element to be isolated. Polonium, radium and radon were observed before actinium, but they were not isolated until 1902.

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Atomic mass

227u

Density

10g/cm³

Melts

1500 K

Boils

3500 K

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Actinium's family

Elements in the same series — near-identical chemistry, which is why they share a row.

Source

Discovered by Friedrich Oskar Giesel.

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