Darmstadtium
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Darmstadtium (Ds) is a radioactive metal that has the atomic number 110 in the periodic table, its appearance is not fully known due to the minuscule amounts produced of it. It is a Transition metal in Group 10. It has the symbol Ds
Darmstadtium is a synthetic chemical element created in the laboratory. With a half life of 12.7 seconds Darmstadtium is ahard element to study. It does not exist in nature. It is named after the city of Darmstadt, Germany, the location of the Institute for Heavy Ion Research. A team lead by Sigurd Hofmann discovered the element in 1994. As so little of it has been created the melting and boiling point have not been analysed.
FAQ's
Heavy Ion Research Laboratory (HIRL)
1994
Uses
It has no significant commercial applications.
Sources
Made by bombarding bismuth-209 with cobolt-59.
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Nathan has a degree in BSc Biomedical Chemistry at Warwick University and a degree in PGCE Science at Wolverhampton University, UK. Nathan's subject matter ranges from general chemistry and organic chemistry. Nathan also created the curriculum on Breaking Atom in the course page.
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