Mendelevium

Radioactive element
Latin nameMendelevium
English nameMendelevium
chemical symbolMd
atomic number101
relative atomic mass(258,0984)
period7
groupIII.B
classificationactinides
discovery year1955
discovererGhiorso, Harvey,
Choppin, Thompson,
Seaborg
melting point [°C]827
boiling point [°C]N/A
density [g cm-3]20,48
electronegativity [Pauling]1,3
oxidation statesII, III
electron configuration[Rn]5f13 7s2
1. ionizing potential [eV]6,58
state at normal conditionssolid

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