102 No 259

Nobelium

actinide

Properties

Atomic number
102
Atomic mass
259 u
Category
actinide
Group
f-block
Period
7
Block
f-block
State (room temp)
Solid
Outer-shell electrons
2
Electronegativity
1.3 (Pauling)
Density
Melting point
826.85 °C
Boiling point

Electron configuration

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

Noble-gas shorthand: [Rn] 5f¹⁴ 7s²

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

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Bohr model — outer-shell electrons in blue

About Nobelium

Nobelium is a synthetic chemical element with symbol No and atomic number 102. It is named in honor of Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite and benefactor of science. A radioactive metal, it is the tenth transuranic element and is the penultimate member of the actinide series.

Position in the periodic table

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