In 1955, which synthetic element is provisionally named Mendelevium in honor of Dmitri Mendeleev, who created one of the first periodic tables?

Correct option is B

In 1955, the synthetic element with the atomic number 101 was provisionally named Mendelevium in honor of Dmitri Mendeleev, who created one of the first periodic tables. Mendelevium was discovered by a team of American scientists led by Albert Ghiorso and Glenn T. Seaborg at the University of California, Berkeley.