Fermium

Radioactive element
Latin nameFermium
English nameFermium
chemical symbolFm
atomic number100
relative atomic mass(257,0951)
period7
groupIII.B
classificationactinides
discovery year1952
discovererGhiorso
melting point [°C]1527
boiling point [°C]N/A
density [g cm-3]18,97
electronegativity [Pauling]1,3
oxidation statesII, III
electron configuration[Rn]5f12 7s2
1. ionizing potential [eV]6,5
state at normal conditionssolid

Fermium is an artificial radioactive metallic element. In nature not occur. Practical use is only for scientific research.