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Notes

Symbol

Hs

Atomic Number

108

Oxidation States

8

predicted

7

predicted

6

predicted

5

predicted

4

predicted

3

predicted

2

predicted

1

predicted

Electron Configuration

Orbital Occupancy

[Rn] 5f14 6d6 7s2

[Rn] represents the closed-shell electron configuration of radon

Orbital Filling Order

[Rn] 7s2 5f14 6d6

[Rn] represents the closed-shell electron configuration of radon

Term Symbol

5D4

see expanded configuration ...

Ionization Energies

I (1)

7.8 eV

Pyykkö Covalent Radius

single bond

134 pm

double bond

125 pm

triple bond

118 pm

Quantity

Hassium Atomic Structure

Notes

Ionization Energies

I (1)

7.8 eV

Electron Configuration

Orbital Occupancy

[Rn] 5f14 6d6 7s2

[Rn] represents the closed-shell electron configuration of radon

Orbital Filling Order

[Rn] 7s2 5f14 6d6

[Rn] represents the closed-shell electron configuration of radon

Term Symbol

5D4

see expanded configuration ...

Fluorescence Yields

ωK

0.973

ωL1

0.331

ωL2

0.584

ωL3

0.635

Coster-Kronig Yields

F13

0.50 

F23

0.165

Quantity

Hassium Atomic Interaction

Notes

Oxidation States

8

predicted

7

predicted

6

predicted

5

predicted

4

predicted

3

predicted

2

predicted

1

predicted

Quantity

Hassium Identification

Notes

CAS Number

54037-57-9

Quantity

Hassium Atomic Size

Notes

Pyykkö Covalent Radius

single bond

134 pm

double bond

125 pm

triple bond

118 pm

Quantity

Hassium History

Notes

Discovery

date of discovery

1984

discoverer

G. Münzenberg

discoverer

P. Armbruster

discoverer

H. Folger

discoverer

F. P. Heßberger

discoverer

S. Hofmann

discoverer

J. Keller

discoverer

K. Poppensieker

discoverer

W. Reisdorf

discoverer

K.-H. Schmidt

discoverer

H.-J. Schött

discoverer

M. E. Leino

discoverer

R. Hingmann

location of discovery

Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung mbH (GSI), Darmstadt, Germany

Origin of Element Name

origin

Hesse

origin description

place—German state

Origin of Element Symbol

symbol: Hs

origin

hassium

origin description

element name

Formerly Used or Proposed Element Names and Symbols

name

hahnium

matching symbol

Ha

name

hahnium

matching symbol

Hn

name

unniloctium

matching symbol

Uno

name

eka-osmium

no matching symbol specified

Quantity

Hassium Nomenclature

Notes

Element Names in Other Languages

French

hassium

German

Hassium

Italian

hassio

Spanish

hassio

Portuguese

hássio

Anions or Anionic Substituent Groups

hasside

Cations or Cationic Substituent Groups

hassium

Ligands

hassido

Heteroatomic Anion

hassate

'a' Term—Substitutive Nomenclature

hassa

'y' Term—Chains and Rings Nomenclature

hassy

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