Nobelium

= = Nobelium **By: ****Emma ** ** Protons: ** 102 ** Electrons:102 ** ** Neutrons: ** 157 ** Average Atomic Mass: ** 259
 * Atomic Number:102 **

** Isotopes: ** No-253, No-254, No-255, No-256, No-257, No-258, No-259. ** Discovery: ** A team in Stockholm in 1957 found an isotope whose atomic number was 102. It was found by bombardment of curium-244 with carbon-13 ions. ** Name: ** This element was named after Alfred Nobel. Alfred Nobel discovered dynamite and founded the Nobel prizes. ** Uses: ** No uses ** Interesting Facts ** : Nobelium is made artificially from a radioactive element curium, which is artificially made from plutonium.

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