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Periodic table
Period 7Group 9
109Unknown
Mt 276 Atomic mass · u
Transition metals

Meitnerium

Meitnerium is a chemical element with symbol Mt and atomic number 109. It is an extremely radioactive synthetic element (an element not found in nature that can be created in a laboratory). The most stable known isotope, meitnerium-278, has a half-life of 7.6 seconds.

Discovery 1982 (Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung)
Meitnerium electron shellsMt109 protons
K2L8M18N32O32P15Q2
A simplified shell model. Electron positions are illustrative.

Physical properties

Values for the element in its standard state.

Density
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Melting point
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Boiling point
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Atomic radius
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Bonding type
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Molar heat
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Inside the atom

Electron arrangement and the energy behind its behavior.

Full electron configuration

1s, 2 electrons; 2s, 2 electrons; 2p, 6 electrons; 3s, 2 electrons; 3p, 6 electrons; 3d, 10 electrons; 4s, 2 electrons; 4p, 6 electrons; 4d, 10 electrons; 5s, 2 electrons; 5p, 6 electrons; 4f, 14 electrons; 5d, 10 electrons; 6s, 2 electrons; 6p, 6 electrons; 5f, 14 electrons; 6d, 7 electrons; 7s, 2 electrons;

[Rn] represents 86 core electrons. The full view shows them explicitly.

109 electrons Orbital order preserved from source

Electronegativity
Not availablePauling scale
First ionization energy
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Electron affinity
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Van der Waals radius
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About meitnerium

Appearance
Not recorded
Discovery
1982 (Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung)

A missing value means it is unavailable in this reference dataset. Values can vary with measurement method and conditions.