112Transition metal · Group 12 · Period 7
Copernicium
Copernicium (Cn) is element 112, a transition metal in the d-block — group 12, period 7. It is a liquid at room temperature with 7 electron shells (2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 2) and an atomic mass of 285 u.
- Atomic mass
- 285.0 u
- Phase · STP
- liquid
- Melting
- —
- Boiling
- 3570 K · 3297 °C
- Electronegativity
- —
- Density
- 14 g/cm³
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Identity
- Atomic number
- 112
- Standard atomic weight
- 285.0 u
- Category
- Transition metal
- Group
- 12
- Period
- 7
- Block
- d-block
- Oxidation states
- 2, 1, 0
Physical properties
- Melting point
- —
- Boiling point
- 3570 K · 3297 °C
- Density
- 14 g/cm³
- Molar heat capacity
- —
- Atomic radius
- —
- Electron affinity
- —
Atomic structure
112protons
173neutrons
112electrons
2valence e⁻
- Noble-gas notation
- *[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2
- Full configuration
- 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d10 5p6 6s2 4f14 5d10 6p6 7s2 5f14 6d10
- Electrons per shell
- 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 2
Periodic trends
Where Copernicium ranks across all 118 elements.
Discovery
- Discovered
- 1996
- Discovered by
- Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
- Named by
- —
- Appearance
- —