Actinide Chemistry

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Department of Nuclear Chemistry

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A detailed discussion of the chemical properties of the actinides. The history of the discovery and methods of preparation of these elements; current findings regarding their chemical properties.

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1. Actinides position in the periodic table, oxidation states

2. Actinides complex formation, properties in the solid state

3. Chemistry of actinium and thorium

4. Chemistry of protactinium and uranium.

5. Preparation of transuranium elements

6. Chemistry of neptunium and plutonium

7. Chemistry of americium and curium

8. Chemistry of berkelium, californium, and einsteinium

9. Chemistry of fermium, mendelevium, nobelium, and lawrencium

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