Flerovium (Fl) -Discovery, Occurrence, Production, Properties and Applications of Flerovium

Dec 17 2012

Topics Covered

Chemical Formula
Background
Basic Information
Occurrence
Isotopes
Production
Health Aspects
Key Properties
Applications
References

Chemical Formula

Fl

Background

Flerovium was created in 1998 by a group of scientists (Russian and American) working at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia. The element was named flerovium after George Flerov, a Russian nuclear physicist. Initially this element was temporarily termed ununquadium (Uuq) until the official name- Flerovium- was accepted by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).

Basic Information

Name Flerovium
Symbol Fl
Atomic number 114
Atomic weight [ 289 ]
Standard state Presumably a solid at 298 K
CAS Registry ID 54085-16-4
Group in periodic table 14
Group name None
Period in periodic table 7
Block in periodic table p-block
Color Unknown, but probably metallic and silvery white or grey in appearance
Classification Metallic
Melting point Unknown
Boiling point Unknown
Density Unknown
Phase at room temperature Expected to be a solid

Occurrence

It is a highly radioactive metal and only a few atoms have been produced.

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Isotopes

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Flerovium has five isotopes with known half-lives with mass numbers from 285 to 289. All of them are unstable, with isotope 289Fl being the most stable with a half-life of 2.6 sec.

Production

The scientists bombarded atoms of plutonium with ions of calcium to produce a single atom of flerovium-289

Health Aspects

Flerovium is considered to be harmful due to its radioactive nature. However it has not been properly researched to provide specific details regarding its health effects.

Key Properties

The key properties of flerovium are listed below:

  • Synthetically radioactive
  • May exhibit noble gas-like behavior

Applications

Currently, flerovium has no applications outside the realm of scientific research.

References

http://www.chemicool.com/elements/flerovium.html

http://www.webelements.com/flerovium/

http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele114.html

http://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/114/flerovium

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