Fermium

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Fermium
Name	Fermium
Symbol	Fm
Atomic number	100
Atomic mass	257 amu
Normal state	Assumed Solid
Classification	Metallic
Crystal structure	Unknown
Color	unknown, but probably metallic and silvery white or grey in appearance
Date of discovery	1952
Name of discoverer	G.R. Choppin, S.G. Thompson, A. Ghiorso and B.G. Harvey
Name origin	Named after the scientist, Enrico Fermi.
Uses	None.
Obtained from	Fm-253 can be produced in nanogram (10-9) quantities by bombarding Pu-239 with neutrons.

Fermium is a synthetic element named after physicist Enrico Fermi.

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