117 Ts 294

Tennessine

unknown, probably metalloid

Properties

Atomic number
117
Atomic mass
294 u
Category
unknown, probably metalloid
Group
17
Period
7
Block
p-block
State (room temp)
Solid
Outer-shell electrons
7
Electronegativity
Density
7.17 g/cm³
Melting point
449.85 °C
Boiling point
609.85 °C

Electron configuration

1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 5s² 4d¹⁰ 5p⁶ 6s² 4f¹⁴ 5d¹⁰ 6p⁶ 7s² 5f¹⁴ 6d¹⁰ 7p⁵

Noble-gas shorthand: [Rn] 5f¹⁴ 6d¹⁰ 7s² 7p⁵

Electrons per shell: 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 7 — that's 7 in the outermost shell.

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Ts
Bohr model — outer-shell electrons in blue

About Tennessine

Tennessine is a superheavy artificial chemical element with an atomic number of 117 and a symbol of Ts. Also known as eka-astatine or element 117, it is the second-heaviest known element and penultimate element of the 7th period of the periodic table. As of 2016, fifteen tennessine atoms have been observed: six when it was first synthesized in 2010, seven in 2012, and two in 2014.

Position in the periodic table

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