actinium

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:chemical_compound
gptkbp:appearance silvery-white metal
gptkbp:category actinide
gptkbp:clinical_use radiotherapy
gptkbp:color silvery-white
gptkbp:composed_by can be produced from neutron bombardment of thorium
can be produced from decay of actinium-227
can be produced from decay of radium
can be produced from uranium decay
gptkbp:cooling_system 12.5 W/(m· K)
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Friedrich_Oskar_Giesel
gptkbp:discovery gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:discovery_year 1899
gptkbp:displacement can displace other metals from their compounds
gptkbp:dissolved insoluble
gptkbp:electronegativity 1.1 (Pauling scale)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label actinium
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in nuclear physics
neutron radiography
nuclear science
radiochemistry
gptkbp:is_found_in mineral pitchblende
mineral uraninite
mineral autunite
mineral carnotite
mineral torbernite
gptkbp:is_set_in gptkb:francium
gptkb:protactinium
radium
uranium
thorium
gptkbp:isotopes gptkb:Ac-225
gptkb:Ac-226
gptkb:Ac-227
gptkb:true
89
Ac-224
Ac-228
gptkbp:lifespan 21.64 years (Ac-227)
gptkbp:melting_point 1050 ° C
boiling point not well defined
gptkbp:named_after Greek word 'aktinos' meaning 'ray'
gptkbp:notable_conductors good conductor
gptkbp:occurs_in found in trace amounts in uranium and thorium ores
gptkbp:oxidation_states +3
gptkbp:population_density 10.07 g/cm³
gptkbp:replaces gptkb:Friedrich_Oskar_Giesel
gptkbp:safety radioactive hazard
gptkbp:structure face-centered cubic
gptkbp:symbol Ac
gptkbp:uses used in neutron sources
gptkbp:waste_management requires special handling due to radioactivity
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mendeleev's_Periodic_Table
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5