Atomic Number 101 (+ facts: Sources, Uses, Color and more...) 2022

All atoms have an atomic number. But what is the chemical element that has 101 as atomic number?

The answer is Mendelevium and there is so much cool stuff about Mendelevium that people don't know that I would keep reading if I were you.

Alright now to the facts!

Mendelevium Overview

Atomic Number

101

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Description

Synthetic radioactive metal.

Atomic Symbol

Md (Mendelevium)

Discovery

Discovered By: G.T.Seaborg, S.G.Tompson, A.Ghiorso, K.Street Jr.

Year: 1955

Location: United States

State at 20 °C

solid

Sources

Made by bombarding einsteinium with helium ions.

Uses

It has no significant commercial applications.

Atomic Mass

258,0984

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Name Origin

Named in honor of the scientist Dmitri Ivanovitch Mendeleyev, who devised the periodic table.

Want to learn more details and data? Check my Elements Comprehensive List.

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