Period 7

Period 7

Radioactive and synthetic elements: actinides, transactinides and the explored edge of the table.

Element count
32
First element
Z = 87
Last element
Z = 118

Period 7 is made entirely of radioactive elements. It comprises the 14 actinides (Th to Lr) — including uranium and plutonium — followed by the transactinides (Rf to Og), all of which are artificially synthesised, often in quantities of a few atoms, with lifetimes sometimes shorter than a second. Their chemistry is extrapolated more than measured.

Filling subshells
7s5f6d7p

32 elements