Hassium (Hs) Fun Facts
"The Hessian, a hero from the German state that pioneered heavy element discovery."
The true essence of Hassium (Hs) on the molecular frontier.
Hassium is a synthetic, highly radioactive metal.
Hassium has no everyday connection, used only in research.
Hassium is the heaviest element to have its chemical properties experimentally confirmed.
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Did You Know?
It is named after the German state of Hesse (Hassia in Latin), where the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research that discovered it is located.
The experiment that first successfully created hassium involved firing iron-58 nuclei into a lead-208 target for a week to produce just three atoms.
It is the heaviest element whose chemical properties have been experimentally characterized.
As expected for a Group 8 element, experiments have shown that it forms a stable tetroxide, similar to osmium.
Its most stable known isotope has a half-life of about 10 seconds.