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What are actinoids?

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The series of elements from Thorium (Z = 90) to Lawrencium (Z = 103) in which 5f orbitals are progressively filled are called actinoids.

The elements are called actinoid because many physical and chemical properties are similar to actinium which is the prototype of the actinoids.

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