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Fermium (Atomic Number 100)
Category: actinide | Period 7, Group 3 | Block: f
Heavy synthetic actinide discovered in thermonuclear explosion debris.
Atomic & Physical Constants
- Standard Atomic Weight:
- 257 u
- Standard State Phase:
- Synthetic
- Electron Configuration:
- 2, 8, 18, 32, 30, 8, 2
- Electronegativity (Pauling):
- 1.3
- Melting Point:
- 1800 K
- Boiling Point:
- N/A
Historical Discovery & Real-World Applications
Industrial & Scientific Uses
Heavy ion collision physics research
Discovery History
Discovered by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (1953).
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