Nh
Nihonium
Atomic number: 113Mass: 286 uCategory: Unknown
About Nihonium
Nihonium is a synthetic chemical element first discovered at RIKEN (Japan). Its name comes from 'Nihon', meaning Japan in Japanese — it is the first element discovered in Asia. It decays within milliseconds of production.
Properties
Period
7
Group
13
Block
P
Category
Unknown
Electronegativity
N/A
Ionization Energy
Unknown
Melting Point
700 K (427°C)
Boiling Point
1430 K (1157°C)
Density
16 g/cm³
Oxidation States
+1, +3
Electron Configuration
1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 3d¹⁰ 4s² 4p⁶ 4d¹⁰ 4f¹⁴ 5s² 5p⁶ 5d¹⁰ 6s² 6p⁶ 5f¹⁴ 6d¹⁰ 7s² 7p¹
[Rn] 5f¹⁴ 6d¹⁰ 7s² 7p¹
Shell 1:2e⁻
Shell 2:8e⁻
Shell 3:18e⁻
Shell 4:32e⁻
Shell 5:32e⁻
Shell 6:18e⁻
Shell 7:3e⁻
Real-World Uses
Research only
Nuclear physics
No practical applications
Scientific studies
Fundamental science
Fun Fact
Nihonium is Japan's element — the first element ever discovered in Asia, and it took 9 years and 400 billion bombarded zinc atoms to create just 3 atoms of it!