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110 · Ds

Darmstadtium

Produced at GSI in 1994. The name darmstadtium adopted in 2003.

Identity

Atomic number
110
Symbol
Ds
Canonical name
Darmstadtium
Category
classification unsettled
Group
10
Period
7
Block
d

Bulk chemistry is not established. The table column is not a confirmed family.

Properties

These quantities come from the Periodic Table JSON compilation. They have not yet been checked, one by one, against CIAAW atomic weights or NIST measurements. A value marked estimated is not a measurement.

Atomic mass
[281] No standard atomic weight. The number shown is the conventional mass number used in tables, not a measured mass in u.
Electron configuration
*[Rn] 5f14 6d9 7s1
Electrons per shell
2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 16, 2
Standard state
not established
Density
34.8 g/cm³ (estimated) Predicted value: the element has not been observed in bulk.

Notable isotopes

This summary is not an inventory of every isotope.

Conventional mass number: 281

History

Darmstadtium

Synthesis · confirmed · 1994

Hofmann and the GSI team produce element 110.

Reaction
208Pb(62Ni,n)269Ds
Target
208Pb
Projectile
62Ni
Isotope produced
269Ds

The name darmstadtium

Official recognition · officially recognized · 2003

IUPAC adopts the name darmstadtium in 2003.

See the element timeline

Etymology

Theme
place
Language
allemand
Root
Darmstadt
Meaning
Darmstadt
Temporary systematic name
ununnilium (Uun)
Official adoption
2003

Scientists

Places and institutions

  • Darmstadt — historical setting : Germany — present country : Germany

See also

Sources