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Actinides

List of Elements Belonging to the Actinide Group

By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., About.com Guide

The highlighted elements of this periodic table belong to the actinide element group.

The highlighted elements of this periodic table belong to the actinide element group.

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Here is a list of elements that are actinides, a subset of the rare earth elements group.

Actinium (sometimes considered a transition metal)
Thorium
Protactinium
Uranium
Neptunium
Plutonium
Americium
Curium
Berkelium
Californium
Einsteinium
Fermium
Mendelevium
Nobelium
Lawrencium

For more information about the actinide element group:

Actinides Element Group

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