Amajor difference between the two rows of inner transition elements is that the lanthanides
a. are radioactive and the actinides are not
b. occur in nature while most of the actinides are synthetic
c. are gases at room temperature and the actinides are solids
d. have no uses while the actinides have many

On a mild saturday morning while people are working inside, the furnace keeps the temperature inside the building at 23degreesc. at noon the furnace is turned off, and the people go home. the temperature outside is a constant 16degreesc for the rest of the afternoon. if the time constant for the building is 3 hr, when will the temperature inside the building reach 18degreesc? if some windows are left open and the time constant drops to 2 hr, when will the temperature inside reach 18degreesc?