Symbol | Es | Atomic radius: pm | - | Fusion: kJ/Mole | - |
Name | Einsteinium | Ionic radius: pm | - | Boiling point: °C | - |
Atomic number | 99 | Electron affinity | - | Melting point: °C | 860 |
Atomic weight | 252.0 | 1st ion potential | 6.42 | Specific Heat Cap: J/(g K) | - |
Classification | Trans metal | Natural form | Solid | Thermal Cond: W/(cm K) | - |
Configuration | [Rn]5f117s2 | Crystal structure | Hex | Electrical Cond | - |
Oxidation states | 3 | Density | - | Abundance: mg/kg-crust | Synthetic |
Electronegativity | - | Vaporization: kJ/Mole | 133.0 | ||
Einsteinium does not occur in nature, but it was produced in 1952 by Albert Ghiorso and co-workers at Berkeley,California in debris taken from the first thermonuclear or hydrogen bomb explosion in the South Pacific in November of 1952. | Uses - no known uses |