Mendelevium

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 * Atomic Number:** 101


 * Protons:** 101


 * Electrons:** 101


 * Neutrons:** 157


 * Average Atomic Mass:** 258


 * Isotopes:** It is a radioactive element. It has no stable isotopes. The most stable is mendelevium-258, having a half-life of 51.5 days


 * Discovery:** It was first synthesized at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1955, by Glenn T. Seaborg, Albert Ghiorso, Gregory R. Choppin, Bernard G. Harvey, and Stanley G. Thompson. The synthesis was performed by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles.
 * Name:** It is named after Dimitri Mendeleev, the Russian chemist who created the first version of the periodic table.
 * Uses:** Mendelevium has no known uses, save for in research in the field of chemistry.


 * Interesting Facts**: Mendelevium is spelled the same in most languages using the same letters as in English. The second most common spelling is mendelevio.


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