Copernicium

Copernicium

Copernicium Symbol	Cn
Copernicium Atomic Number	112
Copernicium Atomic Mass	285 g.mol −1
Discovered by	Gesellschaft fur Schwerionenforschung in 1996

What is Copernicium?

• It was first created at Gesellschaft fur Schwerin enforcing in the year 1996. The element is named after the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus who formulated a heliocentric model with planets revolving around the sun.
• Copernicium is a synthetic chemical element with symbol Cn and atomic number 112 in the periodic table.
• It is highly radioactive and the synthetic element which is not found in nature but can be synthesized in the laboratory.

Chemical Properties of Copernicium

Physical properties of Copernicium

• In the periodic table, Copernicium is a d-block transactinide element and belongs to group 12 elements.
• It is predicted to be in a gaseous state at normal temperature and pressure.
• When reacted with gold, this element showed to be an extremely volatile metal.
• Many radioactive isotopes have been created in the lab, either by observing the decay of heavier metals or by fusing two elements.
• Six different isotopes have been identified with Atomic mass numbers 277, 281 to 285.
• It does not have any stable or naturally-occurring isotopes.

Applications and effects of Copernicium

• Presently, it does not have any uses or applications, except being used in the research. As it is not found in nature, there is no chance of being affected by it.

Certain Facts About Copernicium

• Copernicium is produced by bombarding lead for two weeks with zinc travelling at 30,000 km per second.
• Isotope-277 had a half-life of 0.24 milliseconds.