99 - Einsteinium actinide
Discovered by Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory in 1952
Einsteinium is a synthetic element with symbol Es and atomic number 99. It is the seventh transuranic element, and an actinide. Einsteinium was discovered as a component of the debris of the first hydrogen bomb explosion in 1952, and named after Albert Einstein.
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57-71 La-Lu Lanthanides
89-103 Ac-Lr Actinides
| Shell | Electrons | Orbitals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 in 1s |
| 2 | 8 | 2 in 2s + 6 in 2p |
| 3 | 18 | 2 in 3s + 6 in 3p + 10 in 3d |
| 4 | 32 | 2 in 4s + 6 in 4p + 10 in 4d + 14 in 4f |
| 5 | 29 | 2 in 5s + 6 in 5p + 10 in 5d + 11 in 5f |
| 6 | 8 | 2 in 6s + 6 in 6p |
| 7 | 2 | 2 in 7s |
252 u Atomic Mass
8.84 g/cm³ Density
−28.6 Electron Affinity
1.3 Electronegativity
6.42 eV First Ionization Energy
1.13k K Melting Point
7 Number of Shells
99 Atomic Number