Bohrium (Bh)

Bohrium is named after Niels Bohr, the Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to quantum mechanics.

Chromium and bismuth nuclei spiralling together and fusing into bohrium, which bonds with oxygen and drifts away as a volatile molecule — Video: Chromium and bismuth nuclei spiralling together and fusing into bohrium, which bonds with oxygen and drifts away as a volatile molecule

Properties of Bohrium

Atomic number: 107
Category: Transition Metal
Atomic mass: 270 u
Electron configuration: [Rn] 5f¹⁴ 6d⁵ 7s²
Density: 37.1 g/cm³
Appearance: Unknown, presumably metallic
Discovered by: Peter Armbruster (1981)

Facts about Bohrium

Bohrium is named after Niels Bohr, who figured out how electrons orbit atoms!
Bohrium atoms last only about 61 seconds!
Bohrium was first made by smashing bismuth atoms with chromium atoms!
Only a handful of bohrium atoms have ever been produced!

Bohrium videos

Chromium and bismuth nuclei spiralling together and fusing into bohrium, which bonds with oxygen and drifts away as a volatile molecule

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