Template:Infobox actinium

Actinium,  89Ac
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General properties
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Appearancesilvery-white, glowing with an eerie blue light;[1] sometimes with a golden cast[2]
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Actinium in the periodic table
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Atomic number (Z)89
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Periodperiod 7
Blockd-block
Element categoryTemplate:Infobox element/category format, sometimes considered a transition metal
Electron configuration[Rn] 6d1 7s2
Electrons per shell
2, 8, 18, 32, 18, 9, 2
Physical properties
Phase at STPsolid
Melting point1500 K ​(1227 °C, ​2240 °F) (estimated)[2]
Boiling point3500±300 K ​(3200±300 °C, ​5800±500 °F) (extrapolated)[2]
Density (near r.t.)10 g/cm3
Heat of fusion14 kJ/mol
[[Enthalpy of vaporization|Heat of Template:Engvar]]400 kJ/mol
Molar heat capacity27.2 J/(mol·K)
Atomic properties
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ElectronegativityPauling scale: 1.1
[[Ionization energy|Template:Engvar energies]]
  • 1st: 499 kJ/mol
  • 2nd: 1170 kJ/mol
  • 3rd: 1900 kJ/mol
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Covalent radius215 pm
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Other properties
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Thermal conductivity12 W/(m·K)
CAS Number7440-34-8
History
Discovery and first isolationFriedrich Oskar Giesel (1902)
Named byAndré-Louis Debierne (1899)
Main isotopes of actinium
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  1. Wall, Greg (8 September 2003). "C&EN: It's Elemental: The Periodic Table - Actinium". C&EN: It's Elemental: The Periodic Table. Chemical and Engineering News. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kirby, Harold W.; Morss, Lester R. (2006). "Actinium". The Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements. p. 18. doi:10.1007/1-4020-3598-5_2. ISBN 978-1-4020-3555-5.