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English words with uncommon properties — For the purposes of this article, any word which has appeared in a recognised general English dictionary published in the 20th century or later is considered a candidate. For interest, some archaic words, non standard words and proper names are… … Wikipedia
Nuclear properties of selected transuranium element isotopes — ▪ Table Nuclear properties of selected transuranium element isotopes specific activity name and mass principal decay mode half life disintegrations per minute per microgram watts per gram* neptunium 237 alpha 2.14(106) years 1565 2.07(10−5)… … Universalium
transuranium element — Any of the chemical elements after uranium in the periodic table (with atomic numbers greater than 92). All are radioactive (see radioactivity), with half lives ranging from tens of millions of years to fractions of a millisecond. Only two,… … Universalium
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Actinide — The atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki had a plutonium charge.[1] The actinide or actinoid (IUPAC nomenclature) series encompasses the 15 metallic chemical elements with atomic numbers from 89 to 103, actinium thro … Wikipedia