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Shell: f-block |
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Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu |
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Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr |
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The f-block consists of elements in the Lanthanides and Actinides |
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families. The valence electrons of these elements are in the f-shell. |
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This shell holds at most 14 electrons, and has an azimuthal quantum |
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number of 3. The "f" stands for "fundamental". |
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57 La Lanthanum |
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58 Ce Cerium |
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59 Pr Praseodymium |
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60 Nd Neodymium |
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61 Pm Promethium |
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62 Sm Samarium |
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63 Eu Europium |
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64 Gd Gadolinium |
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65 Tb Terbium |
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66 Dy Dysprosium |
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67 Ho Holmium |
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68 Er Erbium |
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69 Tm Thulium |
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70 Yb Ytterbium |
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71 Lu Lutetium |
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89 Ac Actinium |
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90 Th Thorium |
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91 Pa Protactinium |
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92 U Uranium |
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93 Np Neptunium |
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94 Pu Plutonium |
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95 Am Americium |
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96 Cm Curium |
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97 Bk Berkelium |
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98 Cf Californium |
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99 Es Einsteinium |
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100 Fm Fermium |
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101 Md Mendelevium |
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102 No Nobelium |
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103 Lr Lawrencium |
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