Mendelevium

Mendelevium (Md) is a chemical element of the periodic table, located in the period 7, and has the atomic number 101. It is the thirteenth element in the actinide series. It is a silvery-white metal which is named after the Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev. It is the ninth transuranium element and is counted as one … Read more

Fermium

Fermium (Fm) is a chemical element of the periodic table, located in the period 7, and has the atomic number 100. It is the twelfth element in the actinide series. It is a silvery-white metal which is named after the Italian-born nuclear physicist Enrico Fermi. It is the eighth transuranium element and is counted as … Read more

Einsteinium

Einsteinium (Es) is a chemical element of the periodic table, located in the period 7, and has the atomic number 99. It is the eleventh element in the actinide series. It is a soft, silvery metal that glows in the dark with a blue light. It is named after the German-born theoretical physicist Albert Einstein. … Read more

Californium

Californium (Cf) is a chemical element of the periodic table, located in the period 7, and has the atomic number 98. It is the tenth element in the actinide series. It is a soft, malleable, silvery-white metal which is named after the state of California, where it was first made. It is the sixth transuranium … Read more

Berkelium

Berkelium (Bk) is a chemical element of the periodic table, located in the period 7, and has the atomic number 97. It is the ninth element in the actinide series. It is a soft, silvery-white metal which is named after the city of Berkeley, California, where it was first made. It is the fifth transuranium … Read more

Curium

Curium (Cm) is a chemical element of the periodic table, located in the period 7, and has the atomic number 96. It is the eighth element in the actinide series. It is a hard, silvery-white metal which is named in honour of Marie and Pierre Curie. It is the fourth transuranium element and is counted … Read more

Americium

Americium (Am) is a chemical element of the periodic table, located in the period 7, and has the atomic number 95. It is the seventh element in the actinide series. It is a silvery-white metal which is named after America, where it was first made. It is the third transuranium element, highly toxic and is … Read more

Plutonium

Plutonium (Pu) is a chemical element of the periodic table, located in the period 7, and has the atomic number 94. It is the sixth element in the actinide series. It is a bright, silvery-white metal that turns gray or yellow tarnish, when it is exposed to air. It is named after the planet Pluto. … Read more

Neptunium

Neptunium (Np) is a chemical element of the periodic table, located in the period 7, and has the atomic number 93. It is the fifth element in the actinide series. It is a silvery metal which is named after the planet Neptune. It is the first transuranium element and is counted as one of the … Read more

Uranium

Uranium (U) is a chemical element of the periodic table, located in the period 7, and has the atomic number 92. It is the fourth element in the actinide series. It is a silvery-white metal which is named after the planet Uranus. It is counted as one of the radioactive elements. On periodic table group … Read more