The Elements - Periodic Table

Element 112

Atomic Number: 112

Atomic Symbol:

Atomic Weight: 277

Electron Configuration:

History

February 9, 1996 at 10:37 pm, at the Gesellschaft fur Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany a
team of scientists discovered their sixth element. This element has the atomic number 112 and is
currently the heaviest element ever produced by man. It has an atomic mass of 277.

Sources: CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics and the American Chemical Society.

Last Updated: 12/19/97, CST Information Services Team

Element 112

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