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108 · Hs

Hassium

Produced at GSI in 1984. Name adopted in 1997.

Identity

Atomic number
108
Symbol
Hs
Canonical name
Hassium
Category
transition metal
Group
8
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
[269] 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 6d6 7s2
Electrons per shell
2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 14, 2
Standard state
not established
Density
40.7 g/cm³ (estimated) Predicted value: the element has not been observed in bulk.
Melting point
126 K (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: 269

History

Hassium

Synthesis · confirmed · 1984

GSI produces element 108.

Reaction
208Pb(58Fe,n)265Hs
Target
208Pb
Projectile
58Fe
Isotope produced
265Hs

The name hassium

Official recognition · officially recognized · 1997

IUPAC adopts the name hassium in 1997.

See the element timeline

Etymology

Theme
place
Language
latin
Root
Hassia
Meaning
Hesse
Temporary systematic name
unniloctium (Uno)
Official adoption
1997

Scientists

Places and institutions

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

See also

Sources