111Rg282.169
Bohr model of Roentgenium

Roentgenium

Transition Metal
Expected to be a Solid at STP
Period 7Group 11Block DDiscovered 1994

[Rn]7s2 5f14 6d9 (predicted)

Roentgenium is a chemical element with symbol Rg and atomic number 111. It is an extremely radioactive synthetic element (an element that can be created in a laboratory but is not found in nature); the most stable known isotope, roentgenium-282, has a half-life of 2.1 minutes. Roentgenium was first created in 1994 by the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research near Darmstadt, Germany.

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Atomic Properties

Atomic Number111
Atomic Mass282.169 u
Electron Configuration[Rn]7s2 5f14 6d9 (predicted)
Oxidation States5, 3, 1, -1
BlockD

Physical Properties

Standard StateExpected to be a Solid

Classification

CategoryTransition Metal
Group BlockTransition metal
Period7
Group11
BlockD

Discovery

Year Discovered1994
Discovered ByGesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
Electron Shells2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 17, 2

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