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Livermorium (Lv)

Livermorium is a chemical element of the periodic table with chemical symbol Lv and atomic number 116 with an atomic weight of 293 u and is classed as unknown and is part of group 16 (oxygen group). Livermorium is solid at room temperature.

Livermorium in the periodic table

SymbolLv
Atomic number116
Group16 (Oxygen group)
Period7
Blockp
ClassificationUnknown
Appearance-
Color-
Number of protons116 p+
Number of neutrons177 n0
Number of electrons116 e-
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaLivermorium is a synthetic superheavy element with symbol Lv and atomic number 116. It is an extremely radioactive element that has only been created in the laboratory and has not been observed in nature. The element is named after the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the United States, which collaborated with the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia to discover livermorium in 2000.

Physical properties

Phase at STPSolid
Density12.9 g/cm3
Atomic weight293 u

Thermal properties

Melting point709 K
435.85 °C
816.53 °F
Boiling point1085 K
811.85 °C
1493.33 °F
Heat of vaporization-

Atomic properties

Electronegativity (Pauling Scale)-
Electron affinity74.9 kJ/mol
Oxidation states(−2), (+2), (+4)
(predicted)
Ionization energies
  1. 663.9 kJ/mol
  2. 1330 kJ/mol
  3. 2850 kJ/mol
  4. 3810 kJ/mol
  5. 6080 kJ/mol

Electron configuration for livermorium

Electron configuration
Shorthand configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p4
Electron configuration
Full configuration
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 4f14 5s2 5p6 5d10 5f14 6s2 6p6 6d10 7s2 7p4
Electron configuration chart
1s2
2s22p6
3s23p63d10
4s24p64d104f14
5s25p65d105f14
6s26p66d10
7s27p4
Electrons per shell2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 6
Valence electrons
Valency electrons
Bohr model
LivermoriumElectron shell for Livermorium, created by Injosoft ABLv
Figure: Shell diagram of Livermorium (Lv) atom.
Orbital Diagram
1s
2s2p
3s3p3d
4s4p4d4f
5s5p5d5f
6s6p6d
7s7p

The history of Livermorium

DiscoveryJoint Institute for Nuclear Research, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (2000)

Identifiers

List of unique identifiers for Livermorium in various chemical registry databases
CAS Number54100-71-9
ChemSpider ID-
EC number-
PubChem CID Number-