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The team at periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. Actinium is element number 89, and first of the actinide series.


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For all the basics about actinium, check out the Visual Elements Periodic Table.
For amazing photos and facts about actinium, check out The Elements by Theodore Gray.
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In 1945, Glenn T. Seaborg proposed the introduction of the actinides to the periodic table. This was the most significant change to Mendeleev’s periodic table.

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