Lr

Lawrencium (Atomic Number 103)

Category: actinide | Period 7, Group 3 | Block: d

Heavy synthetic element marking the end of the actinide series.

Atomic & Physical Constants

Standard Atomic Weight:
266 u
Standard State Phase:
Synthetic
Electron Configuration:
2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 8, 3
Electronegativity (Pauling):
1.3
Melting Point:
1900 K
Boiling Point:
N/A

Historical Discovery & Real-World Applications

Industrial & Scientific Uses

Relativistic electron cloud structure studies

Discovery History

Discovered by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (1961).

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