ElementsWhat is livermorium?
Livermorium is a radioactive element made in particle accelerators. Its atoms last a fraction of a second.
What is livermorium used for?
Research only.
Where the name comes from
From the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California.
Key facts
- Symbol
- Lv
- Atomic number
- 116
- Atomic mass
- 293.205 u
- Family
- Post-transition metal
- Period
- 7
- Group
- 16
- Block
- p
- State at room temperature
- Solid (expected)
- Melting point
- not measured
- Boiling point
- not measured
- Density
- not measured
- Electrons per shell
- 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 6
- Electron configuration
- [Rn]7s2 7p4 5f14 6d10
- Common oxidation states
- +4, +2, -2
- Electronegativity (Pauling)
- no value
- First ionisation energy
- not measured
- Electron affinity
- no value
- Atomic radius (van der Waals)
- no value
- Discovered
- 2000
Place in the periodic table
Livermorium is element number 116. It sits in period 7 (row 7) of the periodic table, in group 16 (column 16), and belongs to the p-block. Just before it comes moscovium (115), and just after it comes tennessine (117). In the same column, polonium is above it. Elements in one column tend to behave alike.
Family: Post-transition metals.
Physical properties
Too few atoms of livermorium have been made to measure its bulk properties. It is expected to be a solid at room temperature.
Inside the atom
An atom of livermorium has 116 protons in its nucleus and, when neutral, 116 electrons around it. The electrons are arranged in 7 shells: 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 6. The outermost shell holds 6 electrons. Written in full, the electron configuration is [Rn]7s2 7p4 5f14 6d10 (predicted).
One mole of livermorium weighs 293.205 grams, so a single gram contains about 2.05 × 1021 atoms.
The ring picture is a simple model that only counts the electrons in each shell. Real atoms do not look like this.
Next steps
- Work out the weight of a compound that contains livermorium with the molar mass calculator.
- Compare it with every other element in the sortable list.
- Test yourself with the symbol quiz.
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