Quick Facts
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Symbol | No |
| Atomic Number | 102 |
| Atomic Mass | [259] u |
| Category | Actinide |
| Period | 7 |
| Group | 3 |
| Block | f |
| Electron Configuration | [Rn] 5f¹⁴ 7s² |
History and Discovery
Discovered by: Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) Year of Discovery: 1966 (confirmed) Location: Dubna, Russia
Etymology
Named after Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite and founder of the Nobel Prize.
Interesting Facts
- Named after Alfred Nobel
- Discovery was disputed between Soviet and US labs
- Last of the actinides
- Most stable isotope has only 58-minute half-life
- Can only be studied one atom at a time