Mendelevium was the ninth transuranic element to be synthesized. It was first synthesized by Albert Ghiorso,
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In the periodic table, mendelevium is located to the right of the actinide fermium, to the left of the actinide nobelium, and below the lanthanide thulium. Mendelevium metal has not yet been prepared in bulk quantities, … See more

The lightest isotopes ( Md to Md) are mostly produced through bombardment of bismuth targets with argon ions, while slightly heavier ones ( Md to Md) are produced by bombarding plutonium and americium targets with ions of … See more

Though few people come in contact with mendelevium, the International Commission on Radiological Protection has set annual exposure limits for the most stable isotope. For mendelevium-258, the ingestion limit was set at … See more

• Silva, Robert J. (2006). "Fermium, Mendelevium, Nobelium, and Lawrencium" (PDF). In Morss, Lester R.; Edelstein, Norman M.; Fuger, Jean (eds.). The Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements. … See more