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Flerovium
A superheavy element probed for unusual, gas-like behavior.
Atomic #114Mass[289]Blockp-blockPeriod7Group14
Fl114 · [289]
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Electron configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p2
A neutral Flerovium atom has 114 electrons (equal to its proton count). Choosing a different isotope above changes only the neutron count.
Shell distribution
Shell 12 e⁻Shell 28 e⁻Shell 318 e⁻Shell 432 e⁻Shell 532 e⁻Shell 618 e⁻Shell 74 e⁻
Electrons fill inner shells before outer ones; the outermost (valence) shell drives the element's chemistry.
Properties
Physical & atomic properties
- State (room temp)
- Unknown
- Melting point
- —
- Boiling point
- —
- Density
- —
- Electronegativity
- —
- Atomic radius
- —
- 1st ionization energy
- —
- Category
- Unknown
History
Discovery & naming
- Discovered
- 1999
- Discovered by
- Dubna–Livermore collaboration
- Origin of name
- The Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions.
Notable uses
Scientific research only.
Cosmic origin
Where Flerovium comes from
Human synthesis
Synthetic, and a candidate for the theorised island of relative nuclear stability.
Simplified origin map — many elements form through more than one astrophysical pathway.
Summary
- Atomic number
- 114
- Atomic mass
- [289]
- Category
- Unknown
- Group · Period
- 14 · 7
- Block
- p-block
- Shells
- 2 · 8 · 18 · 32 · 32 · 18 · 4