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fermium Explore an interactive periodic table of the elements
Quizzes
Concept artwork on the periodic table of elements.
118 Names and Symbols of the Periodic Table Quiz
Periodic Table of the elements concept image (chemistry)
Facts You Should Know: The Periodic Table Quiz
Related Questions
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J. Robert Oppenheimer (L) & Gen. Leslie R. Groves at ground zero examine remains of a base of the steel test tower at the Trinity Test site of a nuclear bomb; as part of the Manhattan Project in New Mexico, Sep. 1945. Los Alamos National Laboratory
Timeline of the Manhattan Project
Symbol radiation on grass background
How Radioactive Isotopes are Used in Medicine
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Monitor. Varanus salvadorii is a monitor lizard found in New Guinea can grows to 2.7 metres (9 ft.) aka Tree crocodile, Crocodile monitor, Salvadori's monitor, artellia, reptile
7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Lizards and Turtles
Saint Lucia Day. Young girl wears Lucia crown (tinsel halo) with candles. Holds Saint Lucia Day currant laced saffron buns (lussekatter or Lucia's cats). Observed December 13 honor virgin martyr Santa Lucia (St. Lucy). Luciadagen, Christmas, Sweden
7 Winter Solstice Celebrations From Around the World
World Data Locator Map: Australia
Is Australia an Island?
The impeachment trial of Pres. Andrew Johnson, illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 28, 1868.
What If the President Is Impeached?
Indian hijras participate in a religious procession in Gandhinagar, India, some 30 kilometers from Ahmedabad, on March 22, 2017. Hijra is a term used in South Asia which refers to transgender individuals who are born male. (gender identity, gender expression)
6 Cultures That Recognize More than Two Genders
Panama Canal infographic
Timeline and Map of the Panama Canal
Entrants falling and tumbling over while chasing the cheese at the 2016 'Cheese Rolling' held at Cooper's Hill, in the Cotswolds, Brockworth England
7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Festivals

fermium: References & Edit History

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

  • Lester Morss
    Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Added media. Feb 29, 2024
Invalidated site: Fact Monster - Fermium. Dec 29, 2017
Article revised and updated. Jun 12, 2013
Half-life of fermium-256 changed from 2.7 hours to 2.6 hours. Half-life of fermium-257 changed from 80 days to 100.5 days. Feb 08, 2011
Article revised and updated. Apr 16, 2009
Article revised and updated. Apr 12, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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