Copernicium (Cn)
Copernicium is named after Nicolaus Copernicus, who proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system.
Properties of Copernicium
- Atomic number
- 112
- Category
- Transition Metal
- Atomic mass
- 285 u
- Electron configuration
- [Rn] 5f¹⁴ 6d¹⁰ 7s²
- Boiling point
- 3570 K (3296.85 °C)
- Density
- 23.7 g/cm³
- Appearance
- Unknown, presumably metallic
- Discovered by
- Sigurd Hofmann (1996)
Facts about Copernicium
- Copernicium is named after Copernicus, who figured out Earth orbits the Sun!
- Scientists think copernicium might be a gas at room temperature — very unusual for a metal!
- Copernicium atoms last less than a minute!
- Copernicium was created by fusing zinc and lead atoms!