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Element 105 -
Unnilpentium
(Unp)
First named hahnium after Otto Hahn. Discoverers of new elements may suggest non systematic names when their discovery has been established beyond all doubt in the general scientific community. It was synthesized in 1970 by bombardment of californium with nitrogen nuclei.
Properties
Atomic Number
:
105
Atomic Weight
:
(262)
Electron Configuration
(at ground state):
1s
2
2s
2
2p
6
3s
2
3p
6
3d
10
4s
2
4p
6
4d
10
5s
2
5p
6
4f
14
5d
10
5f
14
6s
2
6p
6
6d
3
7s
2
Mass Number
(Bold naturally occurring) --
Half-Life
--
Disintigration Type
:
262 -- 40 seconds --
alpha particle
emission