Mendelevium (Md)
| Atomic Number | 101 |
|---|---|
| Atomic Mass | 258 u |
| Category | Actinide |
| Electron Config | [Rn] 5f¹³ 7s² |
| Melting Point | 1100 K |
| Electronegativity | 1.3 (Pauling) |
| Ionization Energy | 635 kJ/mol |
| Crystal Structure | Face-centered Cubic (predicted) |
| Discovered By | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (1955) |
Brief Introduction
Mendelevium (Md) is a radioactive actinide metal. It was the first element to be synthesized one atom at a time. Key details about Mendelevium (Md) are as follows:
Uses: No practical applications. Used only in scientific research to study the properties of heavy elements.
Production/Extraction: Produced by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles in particle accelerators. Only produced in atom-by-atom quantities.
History: Discovered in 1955 by Albert Ghiorso, Glenn T. Seaborg, Bernard Harvey, Gregory Choppin, and Stanley Thompson at UC Berkeley. Named after Dmitri Mendeleev, creator of the periodic table.
Health Effects & Safety: Highly radioactive. Extreme rarity means limited toxicity data, but assumed to be highly dangerous.
Price/Market: Not commercially available. Produced only for research.
Properties: Radioactive, most stable isotope Md-258 has half-life of 51.5 days, melting point around 827°C (estimated).
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