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115 · Mc

Moscovium

Produced at Dubna in 2003. The name moscovium in 2016.

Identity

Atomic number
115
Symbol
Mc
Canonical name
Moscovium
Category
classification unsettled
Group
15
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
[289] 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 7p3
Electrons per shell
2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 5
Standard state
not established
Density
13.5 g/cm³ (estimated) Predicted value: the element has not been observed in bulk.
Melting point
670 K (estimated) Predicted value: the element has not been observed in bulk.
Boiling point
1,400 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: 289

History

Moscovium

Synthesis · confirmed · 2003

Dubna, with American collaborators, produces element 115.

Target
243Am
Projectile
48Ca

The name moscovium

Official recognition · officially recognized · 2016

IUPAC adopts the name moscovium in 2016.

See the element timeline

Etymology

Theme
place
Language
russe
Root
Moscou
Meaning
Moscow, the institute’s region
Temporary systematic name
ununpentium (Uup)
Official adoption
2016

Scientists

Places and institutions

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

See also

Sources