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Actinides

Actinides. By Amber Gallo, Julia Montague and Alicia Pisano. Bottom row of F block. L ocation. No set number; varies throughout the period. Valence Electrons. Common properties: all radioactive and explosive Uranium (U) heavy, silver, reacts with boiling water

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Actinides

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  1. Actinides By Amber Gallo, Julia Montague and Alicia Pisano

  2. Bottom row of F block Location

  3. No set number; varies throughout the period Valence Electrons

  4. Common properties: all radioactive and explosive • Uranium (U) heavy, silver, reacts with boiling water • Thorium (Th) gray, malleable, reacts slowly with water • Protactinium (Pa) silvery-white, rare, poisonous Properties

  5. Uranium and Plutonium used for bombs (Thorium can also be modified into a form of Uranium) • Cancer treatment • Transmit signals from the moon to earth • Power plants • Heart Pacemakers (Plutonium) Uses

  6. Actinides. (n.d.). Retrieved March 16, 2012, from ChemTopics database. • Actinides - Uses of Actinides. (n.d.). Retrieved March 16, 2012, from Net Industries website: http://science.jrank.org/pages/58/Actinides-Uses-actinides.html Citations

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