mendelevium [Md]

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Introduction

Named for Russian chemist Dimitry Mendeleyev. Discovered in 1955 by the new element group at the University of California, Berkeley.

Occurrence

artifically produced

Characteristics

radioactive

Uses

none

More general terms

References

  1. Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, Miriam- Webster Inc. Springfield, MA 1990
  2. Chemical & Engineering News, Sept 8, 2003

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