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Livermorium (Lv)
Atomic number: 116 · Category: unknown, probably post-transition metal · Group 16 · Period 7 · Phase: Solid
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.
Block: p
Electronic structure
Electron configuration: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d10 5p6 6s2 4f14 5d10 6p6 7s2 5f14 6d10 7p4
Configuration (semantic): *[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p4
Shells: 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 6
Electron affinity: 74.9
Periodic position
Group: 16
Period: 7
xpos: 16
ypos: 7
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