107 Bh 270

Bohrium

transition metal

Properties

Atomic number
107
Atomic mass
270 u
Category
transition metal
Group
7
Period
7
Block
d-block
State (room temp)
Solid
Outer-shell electrons
2
Electronegativity
Density
37.1 g/cm³
Melting point
Boiling point

Electron configuration

1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 5s² 4d¹⁰ 5p⁶ 6s² 4f¹⁴ 5d¹⁰ 6p⁶ 7s² 5f¹⁴ 6d⁵

Noble-gas shorthand: [Rn] 5f¹⁴ 6d⁵ 7s²

Electrons per shell: 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 13, 2 — that's 2 in the outermost shell.

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Bh
Bohr model — outer-shell electrons in blue

About Bohrium

Bohrium is a chemical element with symbol Bh and atomic number 107. It is named after Danish physicist Niels Bohr. It is a synthetic element (an element that can be created in a laboratory but is not found in nature) and radioactive; the most stable known isotope, 270Bh, has a half-life of approximately 61 seconds.

Position in the periodic table

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Data compiled from Wikipedia, PubChem, and IUPAC. Source.