Tennessine
Reactive Nonmetal
Tennessine (Ts) is a chemical element with atomic number 117, classified as a reactive nonmetal. At room temperature it is a solid. It was discovered in 2010 by JINR / Oak Ridge / Lawrence Livermore.
Properties
- Atomic number
- 117
- Atomic mass
- 294 u
- Category
- Reactive Nonmetal
- Group
- 17
- Period
- 7
- Block
- p-block
- Electron configuration
- [Rn] 5f¹⁴ 6d¹⁰ 7s² 7p⁵
- Phase at STP
- Solid
- Density
- 7.2 g/cm³
- Melting point
- 723 K (449.9 °C)
- Boiling point
- 883 K (609.9 °C)
- Electronegativity
- —
- Atomic radius
- —
- Ionization energy
- —
- Discovery
- 2010 · JINR / Oak Ridge / Lawrence Livermore
Common uses
Research only
Did you know?
Named after Tennessee and predicted to be halogen-like.