Actinide

Location of actinides on the periodic table

The actinide series is the 15 chemical elements between actinium and lawrencium on the periodic table. They have the atomic numbers between 89 and 103. The actinide series is named after actinium. All of the elements are radioactive. Uranium is the most common natural actinide, and thorium second.[1]

The term ‘actinide series’ has been derived from the first element of the series, actinium. The symbol An is used while referring to any of the actinide series elements.

All actinide series elements are radioactive in nature, they release a large amount of energy on radioactive decay. Uranium and thorium are the most abundant naturally occurring actinides on earth, whereas plutonium is synthetically obtained.[2]

The actinide elements

Atomic Number Name Symbol Picture
89 Actinium Ac −
90 Thorium Th
91 Protactinium Pa −
92 Uranium U
93 Neptunium Np
94 Plutonium Pu
95 Americium Am
96 Curium Cm −
97 Berkelium Bk
98 Californium Cf
99 Einsteinium Es
100 Fermium Fm −
101 Mendelevium Md −
102 Nobelium No −
103 Lawrencium Lr −


Periodic table
H   He
Li Be   B C N O F Ne
Na Mg   Al Si P S Cl Ar
K Ca   Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
Rb Sr   Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
Cs Ba La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
Fr Ra Ac Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Nh Fl Mc Lv Ts Og
Alkali metals Alkaline earth metals Lanthanides Actinides Transition metals Poor metals Metalloids Other nonmetals Halogens Noble gases


References

  1. ↑ Anonymous (2018-04-19). "Properties of Actinide Materials under Extreme Conditions". EU Science Hub - European Commission. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  2. ↑ "Actinide - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics". www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 2021-11-11.