Livermorium

Livermorium is a radioactive chemical element that has the chemical symbol Lv and the atomic number 116. Its longest half- life lasts only 47 milliseconds.

The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, which livermorium is named after

The element is named in honor of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

It was first discovered in 2000 by the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Russia. Its name was originally "Ununhexium" (Uuh) as a placeholder name meaning " one-one-six-ium" in Latin, but it changed on May 30st, 2012, when the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry changed it.^[1]

Uses

It currently has no use as chemists are researching it now.

Livermorium Media

Robert Livermore, the indirect namesake of livermorium
The expected location of the island of stability is marked by the white circle. The dotted line is the line of beta stability.

Other websites

WebElements.com - Livermorium
Apsidium - Livermorium Archived 2008-09-17 at the Wayback Machine
Second postcard from the island of stability Archived 2008-12-05 at the Wayback Machine

References

↑ "Element 114 is Named Flerovium and Element 116 is Named Livermorium". Archived from the original on 2012-06-02. Retrieved 2012-06-07.

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[1] "Element 114 is Named Flerovium and Element 116 is Named Livermorium". Archived from the original on 2012-06-02. Retrieved 2012-06-07.

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