Fermium (Fm) – Periodic Table [Element Information & More]

Fermium element (Fm) is in period 7 of a periodic table. Fermium is in the f-block and it is classified as an actinide on the periodic table.

There is a lot more information related to fermium which is mentioned in the Information Table given below.

So let’s dive right into it!

Table of contents

• Fermium element (Information Table)
• Fermium element in Periodic table
• Facts about Fermium
• Properties of Fermium
• Uses of Fermium

Fermium Element (Information Table)

The important data related to fermium element is given in the table below.

Atomic number of fermium	100
Symbol of fermium	Fm
Atomic mass of fermium (most stable isotope)	257 u
Protons, Neutrons & Electrons in fermium	Protons: 100, Neutrons: 157, Electrons: 100
State of fermium (at STP)	Solid (predicted)
Period number of fermium in periodic table	7
Block of fermium in periodic table	f-block
Category of fermium	Inner transition metals
Bohr model or Electrons per shell or Electrons arrangement in fermium	2, 8, 18, 32, 30, 8, 2
Electron configuration of fermium	[Rn] 5f12 7s2
Orbital diagram of fermium
Electronegativity of fermium (on pauling scale)	1.3
Density of fermium (predicted)	9.7 g/cm3
1st ionization energy of fermium	6.50 eV
Main isotope of fermium	257Fm
Melting point of fermium (predicted)	1800 K or 1527 °C or 2781 °F
Crystal structure of fermium	Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Discovery of fermium	By Albert Ghiorso and his team (in 1952)

Also see: Interactive Periodic Table (It has rotating bohr models as well as many other details of all the 118 elements in a single periodic table).

Fermium element in Periodic table

The Fermium element (Fm) has the atomic number 100 and is located in period 7. Fermium is a metal and it is classified as an actinide group element.

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Facts about fermium

Here are a few interesting facts about fermium element.

1. Fermium element was identified by Albert Ghiorso and his team (in 1952) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
2. Fermium was given its name to honor the physicist Enrico Fermi.
3. Fermium is a radioactive element which is prepared in a nuclear reactor and it is not available naturally.
4. There are around 20 isotopes of fermium and these are all radioactive in nature.
5. ²⁵⁷Fm is the isotope of fermium which has a longest half-life (only 100 days).

Properties of fermium

Here is a list of some physical properties and chemical properties of fermium.

Physical properties of fermium

• Fermium has a FCC crystal structure (predicted).
• The predicted density of fermium is 9.7 g/cm³ and the most stable isotope of fermium has an atomic mass of 257 amu.
• It has been found through ca;culations that the melting point of fermium is 1800 K.

Chemical properties of fermium

• Fermium is a radioactive and toxic element.
• The most common oxidation state of fermium is +3.
• The electronic configuration of fermium ([Rn] 5f¹² 7s²) indicates that the last electron enters the f-orbital and hence it is f-block element on the periodic table.

Uses of fermium

Fermium has no commercial uses because of its radioactive nature, and it is generally used for research work.

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