Meitnerium

Meitnerium(Mt)

Symbol	Mt
Atomic Number	109
Atomic Mass	277 g.mol -1
Discovered by	Gesellschaft fur Schwerionenforschung(1982)

Chemical Properties of Meitnerium

What is Meitnerium?

• Meitnerium (Mt) is a synthetic chemical element with the atomic number 109 and symbol Mt in the periodic table. It was first created by a German Research team led by Gottfried Munzenberg and Peter Armbruster at Gesellschaft fur Schwerionenforschung in the year 1982.
• Meitnerium is a D-block transactinide element, which is a member of the 7th period and is arranged in the group 9 elements in the periodic table. It is predicted to have similar properties as that of its lighter homologous, rhodium, cobalt, and iridium.
• Meitnerium does not possess any naturally occurring or stable isotopes. Many radioactive isotopes have been made in the laboratory, either by observing the decay of heavier metals or by fusing two atoms.
• These kinds of elements are always prepared artificially as they never occur naturally in the Earth’s Crust. As it can never be present in the Earth’s crust, there is no need to worry about its health effects of it.

Uses of Meitnerium

• Presently, there are no uses or applications except that it is used for research.