Ununbium
(Temporary Name)
| Name |
Ununbium |
| Symbol |
Uub |
| Atomic Number |
112 |
| Atomic Mass |
165.0 atomic mass units |
| Number of Protons |
112 |
| Number of Neutrons |
165 |
| Number of Electrons |
112 |
| Melting Point |
Unknown |
| Boiling Point |
Unknown |
| Density |
Unknown |
| Normal Phase |
Synthetic |
| Family |
Transition Metals |
| Period |
7 |
| Cost |
Unavailable |
| Origin of Name |
For the Latin words: un (one), un (one), and
bi (two),
representing its element number |
| Date and Place of Discovery |
On February 9, 1996 at 10:37 p.m.
at the
Heavy Ion Research Laboratory in Darmstadt, Germany |
| Discovered by |
Peter Armbruster, H. Folger, F. P. Hessberger, S. Hofmann, V. Ninov,
Gottfried Münzenberg, and others |
| Common Compounds |
There are no known compounds. |
| Interesting facts |
- It is one of the super heavy
elements
- It may be similar to a
noble gas even though its position on
the table points to characteristics of mercury.
- It was created by fusing a zinc atom with lead in a heavy
ion accelerator.
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| Common Uses |
There are no known uses outside the laboratory. |
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