Mendelevium – Periodic Table [Element Information & More]

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

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

So let’s dive right into it!

Table of contents

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

Mendelevium Element (Information Table)

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

Atomic number of mendelevium	101
Symbol of mendelevium	Md
Atomic mass of mendelevium (most stable isotope)	258 u
Protons, Neutrons & Electrons in mendelevium	Protons: 101, Neutrons: 157, Electrons: 101
State of mendelevium (at STP)	Solid (predicted)
Period number of mendelevium in periodic table	7
Block of mendelevium in periodic table	f-block
Category of mendelevium	Inner transition metals
Bohr model or Electrons per shell or Electrons arrangement in mendelevium	2, 8, 18, 32, 31, 8, 2
Electron configuration of mendelevium	[Rn] 5f13 7s2
Orbital diagram of mendelevium
Electronegativity of mendelevium (on pauling scale)	1.3
Density of mendelevium (predicted)	10.3 g/cm3
1st ionization energy of mendelevium	6.58 eV
Main isotopes of mendelevium	258Md and 260Md
Melting point of mendelevium (predicted)	1100 K or 827 °C or 1521 °F
Crystal structure of mendelevium (predicted)	Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Discovery of mendelevium	By Albert Ghiorso and his team in 1955

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Mendelevium element in Periodic table

The Mendelevium element (Md) has the atomic number 101 and is located in period 7. Mendelevium is a metal and it is classified as an actinide group element.

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Facts about mendelevium

Here are a few interesting facts about the mendelevium element.

1. Albert Ghiorso and his team discovered the element Mendelevium at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the year 1955.
2. Mendelevium was given its name to honor the chemist Dmitri Mendeleev.
3. Mendelevium is a synthetic element which is prepared artificially in the lab.
4. Mendelevium has around 17 isotopes and all these isotopes are radioactive in nature.
5. ²⁵⁸Md is the isotope of mendelevium which is a longest lived isotope and it has a half life of only 51 days.

Properties of mendelevium

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

• Mendelevium is harmful and radioactive in nature.
• The melting point of mendelevium is 1100 K (predicted).
• The predicted density of mendelevium is 10.3 g/cm³ and its most stable isotope has the atomic mass 258 amu.
• The mendelevium element has a FCC crystal structure (predicted).
• The most common oxidation states of mendelevium are +3 and +2.

Uses of mendelevium

Mendelevium has no commercial use because of its scarcity and radioactive nature, and it is generally used for research work.

External resources:

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