Actinium

Radioactive
Latin nameActinium
English nameActinium
chemical symbolAc
atomic number89
relative atomic mass(227,0278)
period7
groupIII.B
classificationtransition metals
discovery year1899
discovererAndre Debierne
melting point [°C]1051
boiling point [°C]3198
density [g cm-3]10,07
electronegativity [Pauling]1,1
oxidation statesIII
electron configuration[Rn]6d1 7s2
atomic radius [pm]195
heat of fusiuon [kJ mol-1]14,2
1. ionizing potential [eV]5,17
2. ionizing potential [eV]10,148
state at normal conditionssolid

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