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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