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Actinium
Electron Configuration 2,8,18,32,18,9,2
Electron Configuration [Rn] 6d1 7s2
Ground state 2D3/2
Atomic Volume 22.54 g/cm3
Electronegativity 1.1
Magnetic ordering No data
Thermal Properties
Enthalpy of Atomization 301 kJ mol-1 @25°C
Enthalpy of Fusion 14.2 kJ mol-1
Enthalpy of Vaporisation 293 kJ mol-1
Heat Capacity 27.2 J mol-1 K-1
Thermal Conductivity 12 W m-1 K-1
Thermal Expansion No data.
Electrical Properties
Electrical resistivity No data.
Electrical conductivity No data.
Chemical Properties
Electrochemical Equivalent 2.82347 g Ah-1
Valence Electron Potential (-eV) 38.6
Ionization Potential  
First 5.17
Second 12.126
Energy Levels
Kα1 (intensity 0) 90.884 KeV
Kα2 (intensity 0) 87.67 KeV
Kβ1 (intensity 0) 102.85 KeV
Lα1 (intensity 100) 12.652 KeV
Lα2 (intensity 10) 12.5008 KeV
Lβ1 (intensity 38) 15.713 KeV
Lβ3 (intensity 2) 15.9261 KeV
Lβ4 (intensity 2) 15.1873 KeV
Lγ1 (intensity 8) 18.408 KeV
Lγ2 (intensity 2.7) 18.728 KeV
Lγ3 (intensity 2) 14.078 KeV
Ll (intensity 6) 10.871 KeV
Atomic Radii
Empirical 195 pm
Bohr Radius No data.
Covalent Radius No data.
Van der Waals No data.
Triple covalent 140 pm
Metallic No data.
Ionic Radii (Å)
Charge Coordination Crystal Ionic Key
VI 1.26 1.12 R
R, From r3 vs V plots.
C, Calculated from bond length - bond strength equations.
E, Estimated.
*, Most Reliable.
M, From Metallic Oxides.
A, Ahrens (1952) Ionic radius.
P, Pauling's (1960) Crystal Radius.
Oxidation States
Main AcO, Ac+3
Other
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1) show graph
M - M+ 499
M+ - M2+ 1170
M2+ - M3+ 1900
M3+ - M4+ 4700
M4+ - M5+ 6000
M5+ - M6+ 7300
M6+ - M7+ 9200
M7+ - M8+ 10500
M8+ - M9+ 11900
M9+ - M10+ 15800
Crystal Structure
Structure Cubic close packed
a = 567 pm
b = 567 pm
c = 567 pm
α = 90°
β = 90°
γ = 90°