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Nobelium

Z 102A 259mass 259

Atomic model

tap a particle

Every nucleon is drawn individually — 102 protons and 157 neutrons packed into the nucleus, with 102 electrons on shells outside.

102+1
Protons

Set the element — change this and it becomes a different atom.

1570
Neutrons

Change only these and you get a different isotope of the same element.

102−1
Electrons

Sit outside the nucleus and decide the chemistry, not the element.

Element data

Nucleons
259 (102 p + 157 n)
Electron shells
2 · 8 · 18 · 32 · 32 · 8 · 2
Valence shell
2 electrons
Atomic mass
259 u
Stability

Nobelium has no measured radioactive isotope in this lab — its nuclei are stable, so decay must be shown as an illustration.

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