Lawrencium
Lr
103
260
1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p64d104f14
5s25p65d105f146s26p67s27p1
Biological significance

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Excess in the body

➤ Cephalgia, vertigo, generalized weakness, myalgia, and spasmodic attacks, distraction, dyssomnia, dermatological lesions, and kidney and liver dysfunction are observed.

Deficiency in the body

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Drugs/dose

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Conventional medicine

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Unconventional medicine

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Toxic effect/antidote

➤ It is accompanied by dermatological irritations, neurological disorders and the development of carcinomas.

➤ Leads to cancer of the respiratory and urinary systems.


➤ Antidote: Symptomatic therapy.

Interesting facts

➤ The Lawrence element was named after the inventor of the cyclotron, Ernest Lawrence (1871-1937), an American physicist.

➤ Lr is the last actinoid.

Chemist Albert Giorso

about how he discovered Lawrencium

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