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PROPERTIES & USES

Properties

  1. Radioactive

  2. Highly electropositive

  3. Combine directly with most nonmetals

  4. Very dense, with distinctive structures

  5. Tarnish readily in air

  • ​Uranium

    • ​Nuclear weapon

  • Plutonium

    • ​Power source for nuclear power plants

  • Californium

    • ​Used in smoke detectors

  • Americium

    • ​Utilized in cancer treatment

  • Curium

    • ​Power source in space vehicles

Uses
Sources

  • Thorium: Dune sands of India

  • Uranium: Present in almost all soils

  • Neptunium: Groundwater

  • Plutonium: Uranium-rich ores

  • Einsteinium: Produced by nuclear reactors

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