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Mendelevium

Mendelevium Details

Mendelevium Symbol: Md

Mendelevium Atomic Number: 101

Mendelevium Atomic Weight: (256)

What is Mendelevium?
Radioactive metallic transuranic element. Belongs to the actinoid series. Only known isotope, Md-256 has a half-life of 1.3 hours. First identified by Glenn T. Seaborg, Albert Ghiorso and associates in 1955. Alternative name unnilunium has been proposed. Named after the 'inventor' of the periodic table, Dmitri Mendeleev.

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