Atomic symbol - Fm Atomic weight - (257.0951) Atomic number - 100 Electron configuration - 2-8-18-32-30-8-2 Oxidation states - +3 State of matter - synthetic Heavy metal-ductile Discovered in late 1952 to early 1953? by Albert Ghiorso and co-workers Boils at unknown, melts at unknown Notes: Fermium is a radioactive element.