Atomic Properties of Es
- Atomic Number of Es
- 99
- Atomic Mass of Es
- 252.0000 u
- Electron Configuration
- [Rn] 5f11 7s2
- Electronegativity
- 1.30
- Block
- f-block
- Group
- —
- Period
- 7
Einsteinium (Es) is element 99 on the periodic table. Atomic mass of Es: 252.0000 u. Es is in period 7. Melting point of Es: 1133.00 K.Density of Es: 8.84 g/cm³.
Einsteinium in everyday life and industry
No biological role. Too rare for biological studies.
Discovered by Argonne, Los Alamos, U of Calif in United States, 1952
Name origin: Named in honor of the scientist Albert Einstein.
Appearance is unknown, however it is most probably metallic and silver or gray in color. Radioactive metallic transuranic element belonging to the actinoids. Es-254 has the longest half-life of the eleven known isotopes at 270 days. First identified by Albert Ghiorso and associates in the debris of the 1952 hydrogen bomb explosion. In 1961 the first microgram quantities of Es-232 were separated. While einsteinium never exists naturally, if a sufficient amount was assembled, it would pose a radiation hazard.
Einsteinium has 0 naturally occurring isotopes, plus 1 notable radioactive isotope.
| Isotope | Atomic Mass (u) | Abundance | Half-Life | Decay Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25299Es (Es-252)Einsteinium-252 isotope | 252.08298 | — | — | — |
Data source: NIH PubChem (aggregated from IUPAC, NIST)
It has no significant commercial applications.
Made by bombarding uranium with neutrons.
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