Actinium

Actinium: crystal structure

Here is some information about the crystal structure of actinium.

• Space group: Fm-3m (Space group number: 225)
• Structure: ccp (cubic close-packed)
• Cell parameters:
  • a: 567 pm
  • b: 567 pm
  • c: 567 pm
  • α: 90.000°
  • β: 90.000°
  • γ: 90.000°

You may view the structure of actinium:

• interactively (Jmol) or
• non-interactively

References

J. D. Farr, A. L. Giorgi, M. G. Bowman, and R. K. Money, J. Inorg. Nucl. Chem., 1961, 18, 42.

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