113 Nh 286

Nihonium

unknown, probably transition metal

Properties

Atomic number
113
Atomic mass
286 u
Category
unknown, probably transition metal
Group
13
Period
7
Block
p-block
State (room temp)
Solid
Outer-shell electrons
3
Electronegativity
Density
16 g/cm³
Melting point
426.85 °C
Boiling point
1156.85 °C

Electron configuration

1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 5s² 4d¹⁰ 5p⁶ 6s² 4f¹⁴ 5d¹⁰ 6p⁶ 7s² 5f¹⁴ 6d¹⁰ 7p¹

Noble-gas shorthand: [Rn] 5f¹⁴ 6d¹⁰ 7s² 7p¹

Electrons per shell: 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 3 — that's 3 in the outermost shell.

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Nh
Bohr model — outer-shell electrons in blue

About Nihonium

Nihonium is a chemical element with atomic number 113. It has a symbol Nh. It is a synthetic element (an element that can be created in a laboratory but is not found in nature) and is extremely radioactive; its most stable known isotope, nihonium-286, has a half-life of 20 seconds.

Position in the periodic table

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