Ac-225 (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Ac-225

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A purified sample of actinium-225, produced at ORNL's Radiochemical Engineering Development Center, glows blue when the air that surrounds it is ionized by alpha particles.

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ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

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