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Also Known As	actinide element

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A color-coded periodic table of the elements displays each element's symbol and atomic number, with categories such as alkali metals, noble gases, halogens, transition metals, and actinoid elements distinguished by different background colors.

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transuranium element uranium thorium actinium protactinium rare-earth element transition metal chemical element hydrogen alkali metal alkaline-earth metal carbon group element boron group element oxygen group element nitrogen group element halogen noble gas zinc group element

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Glenn T. Seaborg

Glenn T. Seaborg

American chemist

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