einsteinium

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Einsteinium is a synthetic, highly radioactive actinide element named after Albert Einstein and used mainly for scientific research.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf actinide
chemical element
synthetic element
appearance silvery metal
atomicNumber 99
atomicRadiusPm 186
belongsTo periodic table of elements
belongsToSeries transuranium elements
block f-block
CASNumber 7429-92-7
chemicalSymbol Es
commonOxidationState +3
crystalStructure face-centered cubic
density 8.84 g/cm³
discoveredBy Albert Ghiorso
Berkeley Lab scientists
discoveredIn 1952
discoveryContext debris from the first hydrogen bomb test
discoveryLocation University of California, Berkeley NERFINISHED
electronConfiguration [Rn] 5f11 7s2
electronegativityPauling 1.3
elementCategory actinide
firstIonizationEnergyKJPerMol 619
group actinides
hasNeutronCountInEs-252 153
hasProtonCount 99
IUPACName einsteinium NERFINISHED
meltingPointCelsius 860
meltingPointKelvin 1133
mostStableIsotope einsteinium-252
mostStableIsotopeHalfLife 471.7 days
namedAfter Albert Einstein
naturalOccurrence does not occur naturally on Earth
produced artificially in nuclear reactors
produced in nuclear explosions
otherIsotope einsteinium-253
einsteinium-254
oxidationState +2
+3
period 7
positionInPeriodicTable between californium and fermium
radioactiveHazard alpha emitter
gamma emitter
radioactivity highly radioactive
standardAtomicWeight [252]
standardState solid
thermalNeutronCaptureCrossSection high
uses production of heavier transuranium elements
scientific research

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Glenn T. Seaborg
discovered
Fermium
isHeavierThan
einsteinium ("einsteinium-252")
mostStableIsotope
einsteinium ("einsteinium-254")
otherIsotope

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