Latin name | Fermium |
English name | Fermium |
chemical symbol | Fm |
atomic number | 100 |
relative atomic mass | (257,0951) |
period | 7 |
group | III.B |
classification | actinides |
discovery year | 1952 |
discoverer | Ghiorso |
melting point [°C] | 1527 |
boiling point [°C] | N/A |
density [g cm-3] | 18,97 |
electronegativity [Pauling] | 1,3 |
oxidation states | II, III |
electron configuration | [Rn]5f12 7s2 |
1. ionizing potential [eV] | 6,5 |
state at normal conditions | solid |
Fermium is an artificial radioactive metallic element. In nature not occur. Practical use is only for scientific research.