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Actinium

89 Ac

Actinium

Actinide period 7 f-block discovered: 1899

As a chemical element

Properties of the atom — they do not depend on what substance it is part of.

Atomic number
89
Atomic mass
227.02775 a.m.u.
Electron configuration
[Rn]7s2 6d1
Electronegativity
1.1 on the Pauling scale
Atomic radius
260 pm
Ionization energy
5.17 eV
Oxidation states
+3

As a simple substance

Properties of the substance these atoms form under ordinary conditions.

State at 25 °C
Solid
Melting point
1324 K (1 050,85 °C)
Boiling point
3471 K (3 197,85 °C)
Density
10.07 g/cm³