115 Mc 289

Moscovium

unknown, probably post-transition metal

Properties

Atomic number
115
Atomic mass
289 u
Category
unknown, probably post-transition metal
Group
15
Period
7
Block
p-block
State (room temp)
Solid
Outer-shell electrons
5
Electronegativity
Density
13.5 g/cm³
Melting point
396.85 °C
Boiling point
1126.85 °C

Electron configuration

1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 5s² 4d¹⁰ 5p⁶ 6s² 4f¹⁴ 5d¹⁰ 6p⁶ 7s² 5f¹⁴ 6d¹⁰ 7p³

Noble-gas shorthand: [Rn] 5f¹⁴ 6d¹⁰ 7s² 7p³

Electrons per shell: 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 5 — that's 5 in the outermost shell.

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Mc
Bohr model — outer-shell electrons in blue

About Moscovium

Moscovium is the name of a synthetic superheavy element in the periodic table that has the symbol Mc and has the atomic number 115. It is an extremely radioactive element; its most stable known isotope, moscovium-289, has a half-life of only 220 milliseconds. It is also known as eka-bismuth or simply element 115.

Position in the periodic table

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