Flerovium (Fl)
"The Island of Stability Seeker, a hero from the lab that searches for the fabled 'island of stability' where super-heavy elements might last longer."
A memorable persona to anchor Fl in your mind.
14
Grams per cm³
N/A
Celsius (°C)
N/A
Radius (pm)
Daily Life Link
Flerovium has no everyday connection, used only in research.
Discovery & History
Year Discovered
1999
Discovered By
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR)
Origin of Name
"Named after the Russian physicist Georgy Flerov who founded the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research where the element was discovered."
Technical Properties
Atomic Mass
[289] u
Standard State
solid (expected)
Boiling Point
N/A
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f146d107s27p2
1st Ionization Energy
N/A
Electron Affinity
N/A
Oxidation States
"Flerovium is a synthetic, highly radioactive element."
Did You Know?
It is named in honor of the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) in Dubna, Russia.
The laboratory itself is named after its founder, the Russian physicist Georgy Flyorov.
Flerovium is located in Group 14, below lead. It is predicted to have some noble-gas-like properties due to relativistic effects on its electrons.
Its most stable isotope has a half-life of only about 2.6 seconds.