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Nihonium (Nh)

Nihonium is a chemical element of the periodic table with chemical symbol Nh and atomic number 113 with an atomic weight of 286 u and is classed as unknown and is part of group 13 (boron group). Nihonium is solid at room temperature.

Nihonium in the periodic table

SymbolNh
Atomic number113
Group13 (Boron group)
Period7
Blockp
ClassificationUnknown
Appearance-
Color-
Number of protons113 p+
Number of neutrons173 n0
Number of electrons113 e-
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaNihonium 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.

Physical properties

Phase at STPSolid
Density16 g/cm3
Atomic weight286 u

Thermal properties

Melting point700 K
426.85 °C
800.33 °F
Boiling point1430 K
1156.85 °C
2114.33 °F
Heat of vaporization-

Atomic properties

Electronegativity (Pauling Scale)-
Electron affinity66.6 kJ/mol
Oxidation states(−1), (+1), (+3), (+5)
(predicted)
Ionization energies
  1. 704.9 kJ/mol
  2. 2238.5 kJ/mol
  3. 3023.3 kJ/mol
  4. 4351.5 kJ/mol
  5. 5692.6 kJ/mol

Electron configuration for nihonium

Electron configuration
Shorthand configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p1
Electron configuration
Full configuration
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 4f14 5s2 5p6 5d10 5f14 6s2 6p6 6d10 7s2 7p1
Electron configuration chart
1s2
2s22p6
3s23p63d10
4s24p64d104f14
5s25p65d105f14
6s26p66d10
7s27p1
Electrons per shell2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 3
Valence electrons
Valency electrons
Bohr model
NihoniumElectron shell for Nihonium, created by Injosoft ABNh
Figure: Shell diagram of Nihonium (Nh) atom.
Orbital Diagram
1s
2s2p
3s3p3d
4s4p4d4f
5s5p5d5f
6s6p6d
7s7p

The history of Nihonium

DiscoveryRIKEN (2003)

Identifiers

List of unique identifiers for Nihonium in various chemical registry databases
CAS Number54084-70-7
ChemSpider ID-
EC number-
PubChem CID Number-