Atomic number 116
Livermorium
Post-transition metal
No photo: here’s why
Livermorium is a synthetic element made only in vanishingly small, intensely radioactive amounts - its atoms decay so quickly that no piece big enough to see or photograph has ever existed.
Quick facts
- Atomic mass
- 293.00
- Group
- 16
- Period
- 7
- State (STP)
- unknown
- Electronegativity
- –
- Common ox. states
- +2, +4
Properties
[Rn] 5f¹⁴ 6d¹⁰ 7s² 7p⁴
- Ionization energy
- –
- Electron affinity
- –
- Melting point
- –
- Boiling point
- –
How dangerous is it?
Named for the American lab that helped create it, this element is built atom by atom and decays so fast that it never exists in any usable amount.
- RadioactiveImmediate
Its atoms throw off radiation as they decay, but they break down far too quickly to gather.
Examined only by remote, heavily shielded equipment in specialized labs.
How it bonds· family overview
Livermorium (Lv) is a synthetic super-heavy p-block element. Group trends predict post-transition-metal behavior (a small set of low oxidation states, soft metallic character), but only a handful of atoms have ever existed.
