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Element 89 - Actinium (Ac) sound

From aktinos, or ray; discovered 1899. Second rarest of the elements. Found in pitchblende.

Properties

Atomic Number: 89
Atomic Weight: (227)
Electron Configuration (at ground state): 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p64d105s25p64f145d106s26p66d17s2
Oxidation States (Bold most stable): +3
Boiling Point (K): 3470
Melting Point (K): 1324
Density (at 300K -- g/cm3): 10.07
Atomic Volume (at 300K -- cm3/mol) 22.5
Number of natural radioactive isotopes: 2
Mass Number (Bold naturally occurring) -- Half-Life -- Disintigration Type: 227 -- 21.77 years -- beta particle (electron) emission
Atomic Radius (Å): 1.88
First Ionization Potential (V): 5.17
Electronegativity (Pauling's): 1.1
Specific Heat Capacity (at 300K -- J g-1 K-1): 0.120
Thermal Conductivity (at 300K -- W m-1 K-1): 12
Crystal Structure: Cubic, face centered