Table 1: Radio Active Elements
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| At.No. | Name | Symbol | Isotope | t ½ | Decays with |
| 43 | Technetium | Tc | 99 | 2.2 x 105 y | ß ¯ |
| 61 | Promethium | Pm | 147 | 2.6 y | ß ¯ |
| 87 | Francium | Fr | 223 | 21 m | ß ¯ |
| 97 | Berkelium | Bk | 249 | 290 d | ß ¯ |
| 98 | Californium | Cf | 251 | 660 d | ß ¯ |
| ======== | =========== | ===== | ======= | ============ | ========== |
| 89 | Actinium | Ac | 227 | 22 y | ß ¯ , a |
| ======== | =========== | ===== | ======= | ============ | ========== |
| 84 | Polonium | Po | 210 | 140 d | a |
| 85 | Astatine | At | 210 | 8.3 y | a |
| 86 | Radon | Rn | 222 | 3.8 d | a |
| 88 | Radium | Ra | 226 | 1622 y | a |
| 90 | Thorium | Th | 232 | 1.4 x 1010 y | a |
| 91 | Protactinium | Pa | 231 | 3.4 x 104 y | a |
| 92 | Uranium | U | 238 | 4.5 x 109 y | a |
| 93 | Neptunium | Np | 237 | 2.2 x 106 y | a |
| 94 | Plutonium | Pu | 242 | 3.8 x 105 y | a |
| 95 | Americium | Am | 243 | 7.6 x 103 y | a |
| 96 | Curium | Cm | 247 | 4 x 107 y | a |
| 99 | Einsteinium | Es | 254 | 280 d | a |
| 100 | Fermium | Fm | 253 | 4.5 d | a |
| ======== | =========== | ===== | ======= | ============ | ========== |
| 101 | Mendelevium | Md | 256 | 0.5 h | Fission event |
| 102 | Nobelium | No | 255 | 3 ~ 10 mins. | Fission event |
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