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116 · Lv

Livermorium

Produced at Dubna and Livermore in 2000. The name livermorium in 2012.

Identity

Atomic number
116
Symbol
Lv
Canonical name
Livermorium
Category
classification unsettled
Group
16
Period
7
Block
p

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
[293] 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 6d10 7s2 7p4
Electrons per shell
2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 6
Standard state
not established
Density
12.9 g/cm³ (estimated) Predicted value: the element has not been observed in bulk.
Melting point
709 K (estimated) Predicted value: the element has not been observed in bulk.
Boiling point
1,085 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: 293

History

Livermorium

Synthesis · confirmed · 2000

Dubna and Livermore produce element 116.

Target
248Cm
Projectile
48Ca

The name livermorium

Official recognition · officially recognized · 2012

IUPAC adopts the name livermorium in 2012.

See the element timeline

Etymology

Theme
place
Language
anglais
Root
Livermore
Meaning
Livermore
Temporary systematic name
ununhexium (Uuh)
Official adoption
2012

Scientists

Places and institutions

  • Dubna — historical setting : Soviet Union — present country : Russia

See also

Sources