114 Fl 289

Flerovium

post-transition metal

Properties

Atomic number
114
Atomic mass
289 u
Category
post-transition metal
Group
14
Period
7
Block
p-block
State (room temp)
Solid
Outer-shell electrons
4
Electronegativity
Density
14 g/cm³
Melting point
66.85 °C
Boiling point
146.85 °C

Electron configuration

1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 5s² 4d¹⁰ 5p⁶ 6s² 4f¹⁴ 5d¹⁰ 6p⁶ 7s² 5f¹⁴ 6d¹⁰ 7p²

Noble-gas shorthand: [Rn] 5f¹⁴ 6d¹⁰ 7s² 7p²

Electrons per shell: 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 4 — that's 4 in the outermost shell.

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Bohr model — outer-shell electrons in blue

About Flerovium

Flerovium is a superheavy artificial chemical element with symbol Fl and atomic number 114. It is an extremely radioactive synthetic element. The element is named after the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia, where the element was discovered in 1998.

Position in the periodic table

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