Actinium

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Actinium is a very rare radioactive chemical element. It is silvery-white and glows blue in the dark.[1]

Actinium
Properties
Atomic symbol Ac
Atomic number 89
Classification Transition Metal
Atomic mass 227.0 amu
Other Information
Date of discovery 1899
Name of discoverer André-Louis Debierne
Name origin From the Greek aktinos.
Uses Unknown
Obtained from From Radium, by neutron irradiation.

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