99 Es 252

Einsteinium

actinide

Properties

Atomic number
99
Atomic mass
252 u
Category
actinide
Group
f-block
Period
7
Block
f-block
State (room temp)
Solid
Outer-shell electrons
2
Electronegativity
1.3 (Pauling)
Density
8.84 g/cm³
Melting point
859.85 °C
Boiling point
995.85 °C

Electron configuration

1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 5s² 4d¹⁰ 5p⁶ 6s² 4f¹⁴ 5d¹⁰ 6p⁶ 7s² 5f¹¹

Noble-gas shorthand: [Rn] 5f¹¹ 7s²

Electrons per shell: 2, 8, 18, 32, 29, 8, 2 — that's 2 in the outermost shell.

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Es
Bohr model — outer-shell electrons in blue

About Einsteinium

Einsteinium is a synthetic element with symbol Es and atomic number 99. It is the seventh transuranic element, and an actinide. Einsteinium was discovered as a component of the debris of the first hydrogen bomb explosion in 1952, and named after Albert Einstein.

Position in the periodic table

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Data compiled from Wikipedia, PubChem, and IUPAC. Source.