actinides


are: the fourteen chemical elements with atomic numbers in the range 89-102 inclusive (i.e. from actinium to nobelium).   [P8.4]

are all: radioactive.   [P9.3]

include: uranium and plutonium.   [P8.4]

occur: in a part of the periodic table where the 5f subshell of atoms in their ground state is being progressively filled.   [P8.4]


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