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113Nh286.000
Transition Metalp-blockRadioactivePredicted properties

Nihonium

Element 113 on the periodic table, symbol Nh, group 13, period 7.

Nihonium is a chemical element with atomic number 113. It has a symbol Nh. It is a synthetic element (an element that can be created in a laboratory but is not found in nature) and is extremely radioactive; its most stable known isotope, nihonium-286, has a half-life of 20 seconds.

Properties

Atomic Number
113
Atomic Mass
286.0000 u
Group
13
Period
7
Block
p-block
Category
Transition Metal
State at 25 °C
Solid
Melting Point
700 K · 426.9 °C
Boiling Point
1,430 K · 1,156.9 °C
Density
16 g/cm³
Atomic Radius
Not measured
Electronegativity
Not measured
Oxidation States
None commonly seen
Abundance in Crust
Vanishingly rare
Discovered
2003
Discovered By
RIKEN

Electron Configuration

*[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p1

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d10 5p6 6s2 4f14 5d10 6p6 7s2 5f14 6d10 7p1

Elements near Nihonium

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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