Hs
Hassium (Atomic Number 108)
Category: transition | Period 7, Group 8 | Block: d
Synthetic superheavy element named after the German state Hesse.
Atomic & Physical Constants
- Standard Atomic Weight:
- 269 u
- Standard State Phase:
- Synthetic
- Electron Configuration:
- 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 14, 2
- Electronegativity (Pauling):
- N/A
- Melting Point:
- 126 K
- Boiling Point:
- N/A
Historical Discovery & Real-World Applications
Industrial & Scientific Uses
Hassium tetroxide volatile chemical reactions
Discovery History
Discovered by Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (1983).
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