Discovery date : 2010
Discovered by: Scientists from the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia,
the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, USA,
and Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, USA
Origin of the name: The name refers to the Moscow region,
where the Joint Institute of Nuclear Research is based.
Allotropes :
~>MOSCOVIUM is a synthetic chemical element with symbol Mc and atomic number 115. It was first synthesized in 2003 by a joint team of Russian and American scientists at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia.
| FACT BOX | |||
| Group | 15 | Melting point | Unknown |
| Period | 7 | Boiling point | Unknown |
| Block | p | Density (g cm−3) | Unknown |
| Atomic number | 115 | Relative atomic mass | [289] |
| State at 20°C | Solid | Key isotopes | 289Mc |
| Electron configuration | [Rn] 5f146d107s27p3 | CAS number | 54085-64-2 |
| ChemSpider ID | - | ChemSpider is a free chemical structure database | |
IUPAC confirmed the discovery (by scientists from the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, USA, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, USA) in 2015. This entry will be updated when more information is available.