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The Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements (5 Volume Set) (v. 1-5)

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This review is for volume 3 only,from someone who does theoretical
work on actinide atoms.The articles (9-18)in this volume are
comprehensive,well written&referenced,modern (2006),and
can bring the reader to a good understanding of the progress in
the field,and what problems remain. Volume 3 includes
chapters on Curium through Lawrencium,Transactinide and Future
Elements,but for me,the meat of the volume are the remaining
chapters-Summary and Comparison of Properties of the Actinide and
and Transactinide elements,Spectrum and Structure of the Atoms,
Electronic Structure of Actinide Molecules,and Optical Spectra
and Electronic Structure of Actinide Solids. While the 5 volume
set is expensive for the individual,separate volumes sometimes
become available.If you're contemplating working on/understanding
the actinides,you need to have access (perhaps through a
research library) to the relevant volumes in this series.