116 Lv 293

Livermorium

unknown, probably post-transition metal

Properties

Atomic number
116
Atomic mass
293 u
Category
unknown, probably post-transition metal
Group
16
Period
7
Block
p-block
State (room temp)
Solid
Outer-shell electrons
6
Electronegativity
Density
12.9 g/cm³
Melting point
435.85 °C
Boiling point
811.85 °C

Electron configuration

1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 5s² 4d¹⁰ 5p⁶ 6s² 4f¹⁴ 5d¹⁰ 6p⁶ 7s² 5f¹⁴ 6d¹⁰ 7p⁴

Noble-gas shorthand: [Rn] 5f¹⁴ 6d¹⁰ 7s² 7p⁴

Electrons per shell: 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 6 — that's 6 in the outermost shell.

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Lv
Bohr model — outer-shell electrons in blue

About Livermorium

Livermorium is a synthetic superheavy element with symbol Lv and atomic number 116. It is an extremely radioactive element that has only been created in the laboratory and has not been observed in nature. The element is named after the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the United States, which collaborated with the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia to discover livermorium in 2000.

Position in the periodic table

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