Md+-+Mendelevium

http://www.webelements.com/media type="custom" key="3199770" Name: Mendelevium Symbol: Md Atomic number:101 Atomic weight: [258] Standard state: presumeably solid at 298K Group in periodic table: Group name: Actinoid Period in periodic table:7 Color: Metallic silvery white or grey Classification: Metallic

This radioactive rare earth metal is named after the father of the periodic table Dimitri Mendeleev. It was first identified by Seaborg and others in 1955. It is a synthetic not found in the Geosphere. It has no biological role in bioligy. It has 3 oxidation compounds.