Lv
Livermorium · element 116
Unknown, Probably Post-Transition Metal · Solid at room temperature
Livermorium 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.
Key facts
Atomic mass
293 u
how heavy one atom is
Phase (room temp.)
Solid
Density
12.9 g/cm³
how tightly packed it is
Melting point
709 K (436 °C)
when solid turns to liquid
Boiling point
1085 K (812 °C)
when liquid turns to gas
Period
7
its row in the periodic table
Group
16
its column in the periodic table
Block
P-block
the neighbourhood it lives in
Electron configuration
*[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p4
where its electrons live
Shells
2 · 8 · 18 · 32 · 32 · 18 · 6
electrons in each layer, inside to out
Discovered by
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
who found it
Source: Wikipedia