Moscovium (Mc)
"The Moscow Marvel, a hero named for the region that is a powerhouse of nuclear research."
A memorable persona to anchor Mc in your mind.
13.5
Grams per cm³
N/A
Celsius (°C)
N/A
Radius (pm)
Daily Life Link
Moscovium has no everyday connection, used only in research.
Discovery & History
Year Discovered
2003
Discovered By
JINR & Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
Origin of Name
"The name refers to the Moscow region, where the Joint Institute of Nuclear Research is based."
Technical Properties
Atomic Mass
[289] u
Standard State
solid (expected)
Boiling Point
N/A
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f146d107s27p3
1st Ionization Energy
N/A
Electron Affinity
N/A
Oxidation States
"Moscovium is a synthetic, highly radioactive element."
Did You Know?
It is named in honor of the Moscow Oblast (region) in Russia, where the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) is located.
It was created by a joint team of Russian scientists at JINR and American scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
It is a member of Group 15, below bismuth, and is expected to be a volatile post-transition metal.
Its most stable isotope has a half-life of less than a second (about 650 milliseconds).