Atomic Symbol for Mendelevium (& Cool facts: Sources, Color, Uses and more...) 2022

Some atom symbols are easy to figure out, some are not...

The only sure thing is that every atom has a symbol. But what is the atom whose symbol is Md?

The answer is Mendelevium (Md). However there is a lot of stuff about Mendelevium that people don't know. Let me walk you through...

Mendelevium Overview

Atomic Symbol

Md (Mendelevium)

Sources

Made by bombarding einsteinium with helium ions.

Description

Synthetic radioactive metal.

Name Origin

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

State at 20 °C

solid

Uses

It has no significant commercial applications.

Discovery

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

Year: 1955

Location: United States

Atomic Number

101

Learn more about the atomic number.

Atomic Mass

258,0984

Learn more about the atomic mass.

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

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