Mendelevium

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Md

Atomic properties
Atomic number 101
Electron configuration [Rn] 5f13 7s2
Chemical properties[1][note 1]
Electronegativity 1.3 (Pauling)
Ionization energy
see text
Atomic radii[2][3][note 1]
Metallic radius 194(10) pm
Thermodynamic properties[4]
Enthalpy change of vaporization 134–142 kJ mol−1
Miscellaneous
CAS number 7440-11-1
Where appropriate, and unless otherwise stated, data are given for 100 kPa (1 bar) and 298.15 K (25 °C).

Mendelevium (symbol: Md) is a synthetic chemical element and a member of the actinoid series. It cannot be formed by neutron bombardment in a nuclear reactor, but must instead be produced in particle accelerators. Mendelevium cannot be produced in macroscopic quantities.

Notes and references

Notes

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References

  1. Pauling, Linus The Nature of the Chemical Bond, 3rd ed.; Ithaca, NY, 1960; pp 88–95. ISBN 0-8014-0333-2.
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  3. Brüchle, W.; Schädel, M.; Scherer, U. W.; Kratz, J. V.; Gregorich, K. E.; Lee, D.; Nurmia, M.; Chasteler, R. M., et al. The hydration enthalpies of Md3+ and Lr3+. Inorg. Chim. Acta 1988, 146 (2), 267–76. DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1693(00)80619-2.
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