Unbibium
Unbibium, also known as Element 122 or eka-thorium, is the possible chemical element in the periodic table with the placeholder symbol of Ubb and atomic number 122. Unbibium and Ubb are the temporary systematic IUPAC name and symbol, which are used until the element is discovered, confirmed, and a permanent name is decided upon. In the periodic table of the elements, it is expected to follow the hypothetical element Unbiunium as the second element of the superactinides or just called "Unbiunoids" and would be the fourth element of the 8th period. Similar to Unbiunium, it is expected to fall within the range of the island of stability, like its “relatives”
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| Pronunciation | /ˌuːnbaɪˈbaɪəm/ | ||||||||||
| Alternative names | element 122, eka-thorium | ||||||||||
| Appearance | metallic or silvery white (predicted) | ||||||||||
| Unbibium in the periodic table | |||||||||||
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| Atomic number (Z) | 122 | ||||||||||
| Group | n/a | ||||||||||
| Period | period 8 | ||||||||||
| Block | g-block | ||||||||||
| Electron configuration | [Og] 7d1 8s2 8p1 (predicted)[1] | ||||||||||
Electrons per shell | 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 9, 3 (predicted) | ||||||||||
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| Phase at STP | Ubb: | ||||||||||
| Melting point | 1312.85 K ( °C, °F) | ||||||||||
| Boiling point | 2004.19 K ( °C, °F) | ||||||||||
| Density (at STP) | 16.362g/ccm g/L | ||||||||||
| Triple point | 1312.84 K, kPa | ||||||||||
| Critical point | 4313.06 K K, MPa | ||||||||||
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| Oxidation states | (+4) (predicted)[2] | ||||||||||
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| Natural occurrence | Ubb: | ||||||||||
| CAS Number | 54576-73-7 | ||||||||||
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| Naming | IUPAC systematic element name | ||||||||||
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Another alternative name is Diburnium, but it isn’t truely official.[source?]
Unbibium Media
Regions of differently shaped nuclei, as predicted by the Interacting Boson Approximation
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hoffman, Darleane C.. The Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements (2006). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer Science+Business Media. ISBN 978-1-4020-3555-5.
- ↑ Pyykkö, Pekka. A suggested periodic table up to Z≤ 172, based on Dirac–Fock calculations on atoms and ions. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 13 (1) (2011). p. 161–8. doi:10.1039/c0cp01575j.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Eliav, E.. Electronic structure theory of the superheavy elements. Nuclear Physics A 944 (December 2015) (2015). p. 518–550. doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2015.06.017.