103
Lr
Lawrencium
(266)
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Lawrencium

actinide· Solid·266 u

Lawrencium is a synthetic chemical element with chemical symbol Lr (formerly Lw) and atomic number 103. It is named in honor of Ernest Lawrence, inventor of the cyclotron, a device that was used to discover many artificial radioactive elements. A radioactive metal, lawrencium is the eleventh transuranic element and is also the final member of the actinide series.

Identity

Symbol
Lr
Atomic Number
103
Atomic Mass
266 u
Category
actinide
Block
f-block
Period
7
Group
3
Appearance
Chemical element with atomic number 103 (Lr)
Year Discovered
1961 CE
Discovered By
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Named By
Ernest Lawrence

Electrons

Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 7s2 7p1
Full Configuration
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d10 5p6 6s2 4f14 5d10 6p6 7s2 5f14 7p1
Shells
2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 8, 3
Electronegativity
1.3
Electron Affinity
-30.04
Oxidation States
+3
Ionization Energies
470

Physical Properties

Lawrencium
State at
Solid
Melting Point
1900
Boiling Point
n/a
Density
n/a
Crystal Structure
n/a
Magnetic Ordering
n/a

Mechanical

Thermal & Electrical

Abundance

Universe
0
Sun
0
Meteorite
0
Earth's Crust
0
Ocean
0
Human Body
0