| Atomic Number: | 118
| Atomic Symbol: | Uuo
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| Atomic Weight: | 294 | Electron Configuration: | [Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p6 |
| Shells: | 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 8 | Filling Orbital: |
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| Melting Point: | Unknown
| Boiling Point: | Unknown |
| Description: | Radioactive metal. |
History
Ununoctium was first made by research scientists at the Joint Institute for
Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia in 2002. Scientists reacted calcium with californium
ions.
Ununoctium (Uuo) is a temporary element name until it is given an official name
by The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). As a result of
its position in the periodic table ununtrium is expected to be classed as one of
the noble gases. Too little of the element has been synthesized for this to be
confirmed, although some calculations indicate ununoctium might in fact be a
solid at room temperature