Fermium (Fm)
"Born from pure explosive power, Fermium is a fleeting titan, proving that even the most violent events can forge new wonders and push the boundaries of existence!"
A memorable persona to anchor Fm in your mind.
Synthetic
Grams per cm³
1527
Celsius (°C)
N/A
Radius (pm)
Daily Life Link
Imagine a blink-and-you-miss-it lightning flash – that's how fleeting Fermium is in its existence.
Discovery & History
Year Discovered
1952
Discovered By
Albert Ghiorso and colleagues
Origin of Name
"Fermium is named after the nuclear physicist Enrico Fermi."
Technical Properties
Atomic Mass
[257] u
Standard State
solid
Boiling Point
N/A
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f127s2
1st Ionization Energy
6.5 eV
Electron Affinity
N/A
Oxidation States
"You've never seen it! It's an invisible, ultra-radioactive phantom existing only in fractions of a second."
Did You Know?
Hydrogen Bomb Birth! Fermium made its grand, terrifying debut by being discovered in the radioactive fallout of the *first-ever hydrogen bomb test* in 1952! Talk about an explosive entrance!
Named for a Legend: This element honors the brilliant physicist Enrico Fermi, the 'architect of the atomic age' who won a Nobel Prize for his groundbreaking work on nuclear reactions.
Human-Made Marvel: You won't find Fermium chilling naturally anywhere on Earth. Every single atom of Fermium ever detected has been synthesized by humans in labs or born from massive nuclear events.
Invisible Ghost: Forget seeing it! Scientists have only ever produced Fermium in microscopic, unweighable quantities, identifying it purely by its unique radioactive decay signature.