Element Family
Actinide
Post-Transition
Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
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Interesting Facts
Actinium glows in the dark due to its radioactivity.
Flerovium is named after the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions.
Sources
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals
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Who Discovered
Friedrich Oskar Giesel
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1902
In 1999
Abundance In Earth's Crust
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Uses & Benefits
- Actinium metal has a great source of alpha rays but it is hardly used outside research purpose.
- Currently known uses of Flerovium metal are limited to research purpose only.
Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Alloys, Research Purposes
Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 6d1 7s2
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p2
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Not Known
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Actinium.jpg#100
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Flerovium.jpg#100
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
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Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
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Enthalpy of Atomization
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