Moscovium

Quantity		Moscovium Quick Reference Click to see citations		Notes
Symbol	Mc
Atomic Number	115
Oxidation States	3			predicted
	1			predicted
Electron Configuration
Orbital Occupancy	[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p3			[Rn] represents the closed-shell electron configuration of radon
see expanded configuration ...
Melting Point	700 K			predicted value
Boiling Point	1400 K			predicted value
Pyykkö Covalent Radius
single bond	162 pm

Quantity		Moscovium Atomic Structure		Notes
Electron Configuration
Orbital Occupancy	[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p3			[Rn] represents the closed-shell electron configuration of radon
see expanded configuration ...

Quantity		Moscovium Atomic Interaction		Notes
Oxidation States	3			predicted
	1			predicted

Quantity		Moscovium Thermodynamics		Notes
Melting Point	700 K			predicted value
Boiling Point	1400 K			predicted value

Quantity		Moscovium Atomic Size		Notes
Pyykkö Covalent Radius
single bond	162 pm

Quantity		Moscovium History		Notes
Discovery
date of discovery	2013
discoverer	Yu. Ts. Oganessian
discoverer	F. Sh. Abdullin
discoverer	S. N. Dmitriev
discoverer	J. M. Gostic
discoverer	J. H. Hamilton
discoverer	R. A. Henderson
discoverer	M. G. Itkis
discoverer	K. J. Moody
discoverer	A. N. Polyakov
discoverer	A. V. Ramayya
discoverer	J. B. Roberto
discoverer	K. P. Rykaczewski
discoverer	R. N. Sagaidak
discoverer	D. A. Shaughnessy
discoverer	I. V. Shirokovsky
discoverer	M. A. Stoyer
discoverer	N. J. Stoyer
discoverer	V. G. Subbotin
discoverer	A. M. Sukhov
discoverer	Yu. S. Tsyganov
discoverer	V. K. Utyonkov
discoverer	A. A. Voinov
discoverer	G. K. Vostokin
location of discovery	Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Origin of Element Name
origin	Moscow Oblast
origin description	place—Moscow Oblast is the federal subject of Russia where Dubna is located
Origin of Element Symbol
symbol: Mc
origin	moscovium
origin description	element name
Formerly Used or Proposed Element Names and Symbols
name	ununpentium
matching symbol	Uup
name	eka-bismuth			no matching symbol specified

References    (Click the next to a value above to see complete citation information for that entry)

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