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111 · Rg

Roentgenium

Produced at GSI in 1994. The name roentgenium adopted in 2004.

Identity

Atomic number
111
Symbol
Rg
Canonical name
Roentgenium
Category
classification unsettled
Group
11
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
[282] 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 7s1
Electrons per shell
2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 17, 2
Standard state
not established
Density
28.7 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: 282

History

Roentgenium

Synthesis · confirmed · 1994

GSI produces element 111 in the same year as element 110.

Reaction
209Bi(64Ni,n)272Rg
Target
209Bi
Projectile
64Ni
Isotope produced
272Rg

The name roentgenium

Official recognition · officially recognized · 2004

IUPAC adopts the name roentgenium in 2004.

See the element timeline

Etymology

Theme
scientist
Language
allemand
Root
Röntgen
Meaning
Wilhelm Röntgen
Temporary systematic name
unununium (Uuu)
Official adoption
2004

Scientists

Places and institutions

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

See also

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