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110Ds281.000
Transition Metald-blockRadioactivePredicted properties

Darmstadtium

Element 110 on the periodic table, symbol Ds, group 10, period 7.

Darmstadtium is a chemical element with symbol Ds and atomic number 110. It is an extremely radioactive synthetic element. The most stable known isotope, darmstadtium-281, has a half-life of approximately 10 seconds.

Properties

Atomic Number
110
Atomic Mass
281.0000 u
Group
10
Period
7
Block
d-block
Category
Transition Metal
State at 25 °C
Solid
Melting Point
Not measured
Boiling Point
Not measured
Density
34.8 g/cm³
Atomic Radius
Not measured
Electronegativity
Not measured
Oxidation States
None commonly seen
Abundance in Crust
Vanishingly rare
Discovered
1994
Discovered By
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung

Electron Configuration

*[Rn] 5f14 6d9 7s1

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d10 5p6 6s2 4f14 5d10 6p6 7s2 5f14 6d8

Elements near Darmstadtium

Elements in the same group share the number of outer electrons and behave in similar ways. Elements in the same period share a shell, so they change steadily from left to right.

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