Hassium - Hs 108

Hassium - Hs, is A highly radioactive metal which does not occur naturally and only a few atoms have ever been made. It is of research interest only, found in Group VIII of the periodic table.

• Atomic Number : 108
• Relative Atomic Mass : 265
• Melting Point :N/A
• Boiling Point : N/A
• Relative Density : 41,000 (estimated)
• Electron Configuration : Rn]5f¹⁴6d⁶7s²

Discovery

 by P. Armbruster, G. Munzenberg and co-workers in 1984

Occurrence

A transuranium element, only a few atoms of hassium have ever been made, and it will probably never be isolated in observable quantities. This is because hassium decays very rapidly through the emission of a-particles.. A synthetic element created via nuclear bombardment and the properties of hassium are very poorly understood. The first atoms were made via a nuclear reaction, the cold fusion method:

                                ²⁰⁸Pb + ⁵⁸Fe ® ²⁶⁵Hs + n

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Properties

It is a radioactive metal which does not occur naturally and is of research interest only.

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Uses

It has no uses.

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