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Periodic table
Period 7Group 15
115Unknown
Mc 288 Atomic mass · u
Post-transition metals

Moscovium

Moscovium is the name of a synthetic superheavy element in the periodic table that has the symbol Mc and has the atomic number 115. It is an extremely radioactive element; its most stable known isotope, moscovium-289, has a half-life of only 220 milliseconds. It is also known as eka-bismuth or simply element 115.

Discovery 2003 (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research)
Moscovium electron shellsMc115 protons
K2L8M18N32O32P18Q5
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, 10 electrons; 7s, 2 electrons; 7p, 3 electrons;

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

115 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 moscovium

Appearance
Not recorded
Discovery
2003 (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research)

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