Actinium is a natural chemical element, it is not a man-made element.
Actinium is rarely used:- as actinium-beryllium neutron source- in radiotherapy
Practically actinium has not applications outside of research laboratories. Actinium-225 can be used as a radiation source in radiotherapy.
Actinium is a natural chemical element (the isotope 227Ac) but also can be prepared by the intermediate of nuclear reactions.
A nuclear reaction for the preparation of 227Ac is:
From Wikipedia "Actinium is found in trace amounts in uranium ore, but more commonly is made in milligram amounts by the neutron irradiation of 226Ra in a nuclear reactor. Actinium metal has been prepared by the reduction of actinium fluoride with lithium vapor at about 1100 to 1300°C."
Actinium is a trivalent metal; only in the actinium hydride is divalent.
Actinium may be used in actinium-beryllium neutron sources or in radiotherapy.
Actinium is rarely used:- as actinium-beryllium neutron source- in radiotherapy
Actinium is rarely used:- as actinium-beryllium neutron source- in radiotherapy
Applications of actinium are: - neutron source as actinium-beryllium - radiotherapy
Actinium is a highly radioactive element and is not safe to taste or ingest. It can pose severe health risks due to its radioactivity. It is not recommended to come into contact with actinium in any form.
Actinium = Ac