Element Family
Transition Metal
Lanthanide
Space Group Name
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P63/mmc
Interesting Facts
Copernicium was first synthesized in 1996 by a German research team.
- Erbium metal is used as alloyed with Vanadium to make it softer.
- Recent studies shows that it is helpful for metabolism.
Sources
Synthetically Produced
Mining
Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
Carl Gustaf Mosander
Discovery
In 1996
In 1842
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Copernicium metal are limited to research purpose only.
- It has a tendency to get tarnished in the open air, but when alloyed with elements like erbium, vanadium, its hardness levels decreases.
- Its compounds like Erbium oxide is used in safety glasses of welders and metal workers.
Industrial Uses
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Chemical Industry
Other Uses
Research Purposes
Alloys
Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Luster
Unknown Luster
Lustrous
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2
[Xe] 4f12 6s2
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Crystal Lattice
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Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
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π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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Malleable
Magnetic Ordering
-
Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
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Conductor
Enthalpy of Atomization
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