Element Family
Transition Metal
Lanthanide
Space Group Name
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P63/mmc
Interesting Facts
- Seaborgium most stable isotope is Sg and it has 2.1 min of half- life.
- And other isotopes of Seaborgium have half-lives as short as 3 ms.
- 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
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Carl Gustaf Mosander
Discovery
In 1974
In 1842
Abundance In Meteorites
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
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Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Seaborgium 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
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Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2
[Xe] 4f12 6s2
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
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