Tuesday, February 15, 2005

Actinide Element

Any of a series of 15 consecutive chemical elements in the periodic table from actinium to lawrencium (atomic numbers 89 - 103). As a group they are significant largely because of their radioactivity. Although several members of the group, including uranium (the most familiar), occur naturally, most are man-made. Both uranium and plutonium have been used in atomic bombs for their

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