108 Hs 277

Hassium

Transition Metal

Hassium (Hs) is a chemical element with atomic number 108, classified as a transition metal. At room temperature it is a solid. It was discovered in 1984 by Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (GSI).

Properties

Atomic number
108
Atomic mass
277 u
Category
Transition Metal
Group
8
Period
7
Block
d-block
Electron configuration
[Rn] 5f¹⁴ 6d⁶ 7s²
Phase at STP
Solid
Density
40.7 g/cm³
Melting point
—
Boiling point
—
Electronegativity
—
Atomic radius
—
Ionization energy
—
Discovery
1984 · Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (GSI)

Common uses

Research only

Did you know?

Named after Hesse, Germany and extremely unstable.

Experiment with the elements

Hassium doesn't form any compounds in our lab yet, but the periodic table sandbox lets you combine dozens of other real elements into real compounds — water, table salt, ammonia and many more — with their true chemical formulas.