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Actinide, an Uncommon card
The actinide or actinoid series encompasses at least the 14 metallic chemical elements in the 5f series, with atomic numbers from 89 to 102, actinium through to nobelium.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 88
- DEF
- 95
- Power
- 183
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 88,000
Power 183 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
Actinide quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Actinide card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The actinide ______ derives its name from the first element in the series, actinium.
Answer
series. The actinide series derives its name from the first element in the series, actinium. From the Actinide article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Alfred North Whitehead. Alfred North Whitehead 140,000 · Wind power 110,000 · Actinide 88,000 · Conscience 55,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Number 103, lawrencium, is also generally included despite being part of the 6d transition series.
- The actinide series derives its name from the first element in the series, actinium.
- The informal chemical symbol An is used in general discussions of actinide chemistry to refer to any actinide.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Actinide article was read about 88,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 88 and blocks with 95: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Actinide
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Actinide (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : User:Double sharp , based on File:Simple Periodic Table Chart-en.svg by User:Offnfopt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
