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GK QUESTION#3331

First produced in 1955, which element number belongs to mendelevium, named in honour of Dmitri Mendeleev?

  1. AElement 90
  2. BElement 101Correct answer
  3. CElement 103
  4. DElement 106
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B. Element 101

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Mendelevium, symbol Md, is element 101 and was first produced in 1955. Its name honours Dmitri Mendeleev. Thorium is element 90, lawrencium 103 and seaborgium 106.

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