Roentgenium (Rg)

Atomic Number111
Atomic Mass282 u
CategoryUnknown
Electron Config*[Rn] 5f¹⁴ 6d¹⁰ 7s¹
Crystal StructureBody-centered Cubic (predicted)
Discovered ByGSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research (1994)

Brief Introduction

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

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

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

History: Discovered in 1994 by a team at GSI in Germany. Named after Wilhelm Röntgen, discoverer of X-rays.

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 Rg-282 has half-life of about 2 minutes, expected to behave chemically similar to gold.

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