Question

Give the application of actinides.

Answer 1

Actinides

• Actinides are common metals with characteristics in both the d- and f-blocks.
• They are also radioactive.
• The actinides comprises of $15$ metallic chemical elements and their atomic number ranges from $89$ to $103$.
• The first element is Actinium $\left(\mathrm{Ac}\right)$.
• The last element is Lawrencium $\left(\mathrm{Lr}\right)$.

Application of Actinides

• Actinides are used as energy sources in cardiac pacemakers.
• They are also used in generation of electrical energy for instrumentation on the moon.
• Uranium and plutonium have been used for generation of nuclear energy.