| Lawrencium
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| Name | Lawrencium
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| Symbol | Lr
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| Atomic number | 103
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| Atomic mass | 262 amu
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| Normal state
| Assumed Solid
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| Classification
| Metallic
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| Crystal structure
| Unknown
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| Color
| unknown, but probably metallic and silvery white or grey in appearance
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| Date of discovery
| 1961
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| Name of discoverer
| A.Ghiorso, T.Sikkeland, A.E. Larsh, R.M. Latimer
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| Name origin
| Named after Named after Ernest O. Lawrence.
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| Uses
| None.
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| Obtained from
| Produced by bombarding californium-252 with boron nuclei or BK-249 with O-18 nuclei. Few atoms of Lawrencium have ever been produced.
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