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==History==
Actinium has been discovered in 1899 by [[André-Louis Debierne]], and independently by F. Giesel in 1902<ref>David R. Lide, ed., CRC Handbook of Chemistry
and Physics, Internet Version 2005, <http://www.hbcpnetbase.com>, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2005. I.</ref>
 
==References==
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Actinium is a chemical element, having the chemical symbol Ac.

Actinium
227



  Ac
89
[Rn] 7s2 6d1
[ ? ] Transition metal:

Its atomic number (the number of protons) is 89. It has a Standard Atomic Weight of 227, and is typically found as a solid in its elemental form.

Actinium is considered to be a member of the "Transition metal" class of elements, has a boiling point of 3,198 °C, and a melting point of 1,051 °C.

History

Actinium has been discovered in 1899 by André-Louis Debierne, and independently by F. Giesel in 1902[1]

References

  1. David R. Lide, ed., CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Internet Version 2005, <http://www.hbcpnetbase.com>, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2005. I.