108Transition metal · Group 8 · Period 7
Hassium
Hassium (Hs) is element 108, a transition metal in the d-block — group 8, period 7. It is a solid at room temperature with 7 electron shells (2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 14, 2) and an atomic mass of 269 u.
- Atomic mass
- 269.0 u
- Phase · STP
- solid
- Melting
- 126 K · -147 °C
- Boiling
- —
- Electronegativity
- —
- Density
- 40.7 g/cm³
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Identity
- Atomic number
- 108
- Standard atomic weight
- 269.0 u
- Category
- Transition metal
- Group
- 8
- Period
- 7
- Block
- d-block
- Oxidation states
- 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2
Physical properties
- Melting point
- 126 K · -147 °C
- Boiling point
- —
- Density
- 40.7 g/cm³
- Molar heat capacity
- —
- Atomic radius
- —
- Electron affinity
- —
Atomic structure
108protons
161neutrons
108electrons
2valence e⁻
- Noble-gas notation
- *[Rn] 5f14 6d6 7s2
- Full configuration
- 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d10 5p6 6s2 4f14 5d10 6p6 7s2 5f14 6d6
- Electrons per shell
- 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 14, 2
Periodic trends
Where Hassium ranks across all 118 elements.
Discovery
- Discovered
- 1984
- Discovered by
- Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
- Named by
- —
- Appearance
- —