Ac	Z =  89	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Actinium
			From the Greek "aktis", meaning "beam"
(AM) Atomic Mass	227.0278  amu	♦	Oxidation States	+3
(BP) Boiling Point	3200  °C	♦	(MP) Melting Point	1050  °C
(ρ) Density	n/a	♦	Crystal Structure	Face Centered Cubic
( χ ) Electronegativity	1.1	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	n/a
Physical State	Solid	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	0.12  J/g °C
Electronic-Config	[Rn]  6d1  7s2	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	498.83  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	400  kJ/mol	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	14  kJ/mol
Year of Discovery	1899	♦	Location of Discovery	France
(E°) Standard Potential	Ac3+⇔ Ac (-2.200 V)
Stable isotopes	None. All natural isotopes are radioactive
Discovered/Synthesized by	André-Louis Debierne
Natural Source	The mineral/ore pitchblende
Common Uses	Cancer medicine, neutron source
Other Info	Found in pitchblende
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