Mendelevium
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| Mendelevium | |
|---|---|
| Properties | |
| Atomic symbol | Md |
| Atomic number | 101 |
| Classification | Metallic |
| Atomic mass | 258 amu |
| Other Information | |
| Date of discovery | 1955 |
| Name of discoverer | Albert Ghiorso,B.G. Harvey, G.R. Chopplin, S.G.Thompson and G.T.Seaborg |
| Name origin | Named after the Russian chemist Dmitri Ivanovitch Mendeleyev, who devised the periodic table. |
| Uses | None. |
| Obtained from | Made by bombarding einsteinium with helium ions. Relatively little mendelevium has ever been produced. |