112 Cn 285

Copernicium

transition metal

Properties

Atomic number
112
Atomic mass
285 u
Category
transition metal
Group
12
Period
7
Block
d-block
State (room temp)
Liquid
Outer-shell electrons
2
Electronegativity
Density
14 g/cm³
Melting point
Boiling point
3296.85 °C

Electron configuration

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

Noble-gas shorthand: [Rn] 5f¹⁴ 6d¹⁰ 7s²

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

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Cn
Bohr model — outer-shell electrons in blue

About Copernicium

Copernicium is a chemical element with symbol Cn and atomic number 112. It is an extremely radioactive synthetic element that can only be created in a laboratory. The most stable known isotope, copernicium-285, has a half-life of approximately 29 seconds, but it is possible that this copernicium isotope may have a nuclear isomer with a longer half-life, 8.9 min.

Position in the periodic table

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