Livermorium

Livermorium

Symbol	Lv
Atomic Number	116
Atomic Mass	[293]
Discovered by	Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (2000)

What is Livermorium?

• Livermorium is a synthetic chemical element with the atomic number 116 and symbol Lv in the Periodic Table.
• It is a highly radioactive element, which cannot be found naturally in the Earth’s Crust but can be created in the laboratory.
• It was discovered by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Joint Institute of Nuclear Research.

Uses of Livermorium

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

Physical Properties of Livermorium

• In the Periodic table, it is placed in the p-block transactinide element, it is a member of 7th period and is arranged in group 16.
• Four isotopes have been identified with atomic mass numbers 290,291,292,293 and all these are highly radioactive.
• The longest-lived isotope is livermorium is 293 with a half-life nearly 60 milliseconds.
• It is predicted that Livermorium may possess similar characteristics as that of it’s lighter homologous like oxygen, tellurium, and sulphur.