Darmstadtium (Ds)

Atomic Number110
Atomic Mass281 u
CategoryUnknown
Electron Config*[Rn] 5f¹⁴ 6d⁹ 7s¹
Crystal StructureBody-centered Cubic (predicted)
Discovered ByGSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research (1994)

Brief Introduction

Darmstadtium (Ds) is a synthetic, radioactive transactinide element. Key details about Darmstadtium (Ds) are as follows:

Uses: No practical applications. Used only in scientific research.

Production/Extraction: Produced by bombarding lead with nickel ions in particle accelerators.

History: Discovered in 1994 by a team at GSI in Germany. Named after Darmstadt, the German city where GSI is located.

Health Effects & Safety: Highly radioactive. Extreme rarity means no health data.

Price/Market: Not commercially available. Produced only for research.

Properties: Radioactive, most stable isotope Ds-281 has half-life of about 11 seconds, expected to behave chemically similar to platinum.

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