Name       : Technetium 
Symbol     : Tc
Atomic #   : 43
Atom weight: 98 (Most stable isotope)
Melting P. : 2172
Boiling P. : 4877
Oxidation  : +4, +6, +7
Pronounced : tek-NEE-shi-em
From       : Greek technetos, "artifical"
Identified : E.G. Segre and C. Perrier in 1937
Appearance : Silvery-gray metal
Note       : First synthetically produced element
             
[Properties]

  Technetium is a silvery-gray metal that would look much like platinum if
it were ever produced in that form. It is normally produced, stored, and
used in a powdered form.
  Chemically, it resembles a cross between manganese and rhenium. 
Technetium is located directly below manganese (Mn) and directly above
rhenium (Re) on the periodic table of the elements. This is not an
uncommon phenomenon throughout the middle part of the periodic table, where
an element will resemble its fellow group members.