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Mendelevium — This is only an illustration, not mendelevium itself. Chemically similar to Thulium, the highly radioactive heavy metal emits very energetic α-radiation.

101Actinide · Group 3 · Period 7

Mendelevium

Mendelevium (Md) is element 101, a actinide in the f-block — group 3, period 7. It is a solid at room temperature with 7 electron shells (2, 8, 18, 32, 31, 8, 2) and an atomic mass of 258 u.

Atomic mass
258.0 u
Phase · STP
solid
Melting
1100 K · 827 °C
Boiling
Electronegativity
1.3
Density

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Identity

Atomic number
101
Standard atomic weight
258.0 u
Category
Actinide
Group
3
Period
7
Block
f-block
Oxidation states
+3, +2

Physical properties

Melting point
1100 K · 827 °C
Boiling point
Density
Molar heat capacity
Atomic radius
Electron affinity
93.91 kJ/mol

Atomic structure

Md
101protons
157neutrons
101electrons
2valence e⁻
Noble-gas notation
[Rn] 5f13 7s2
Full configuration
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d10 5p6 6s2 4f14 5d10 6p6 7s2 5f13
Electrons per shell
2, 8, 18, 32, 31, 8, 2

Periodic trends

Where Mendelevium ranks across all 118 elements.

Electronegativity1.3
Ionization energy635 kJ/mol
Electron affinity93.91 kJ/mol
Density
Atomic radius

Discovery

Discovered
1955
Discovered by
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Named by
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