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Atomic Number : 114Atomic Symbol : FlAtomic Weight : [ 289]Melting Point : UnknownBoiling Point : Unknown
Word origin : Flerovium is named for Russian physicist Georgy Flyorov , father of the Joint Institute of Nuclear Research in Dubna , Russia , where the element was discovered .
Flerovium
Discovery : Flerovium was first produced in 1998 and announced in 1999 by Joint Institute of Nuclear Research scientists . They produced one molecule of Element 114 .
property of flerovium
Flerovium is a radioactive , synthetic constituent about which little is known . It is classified as a metal and is expected to be upstanding at room temperature . Flerovium is propose to be part of the theorized “ island of stability . ” Predicted to occur around Element 114 , the island of stability is where proton and neutrons would merge to make a unchanging structure .
Flerovium has five isotopes with known half - lives .
The atomic weighting for manmade transuranium elements is base on the longest - lived isotope . These nuclear weights should be considered provisional since a new isotope with a longer half - life could be produced in the future . [ SeePeriodic Table of the component ]
Sources of flerovium
To make flerovium , atom ofplutonium(Element 94 ) are pelt with ions ofcalcium(Element 20 ) contained in a beam .
Uses of flerovium
Only a few atoms of flerovium have ever been made , and they are only used in scientific study .
( reference : Los Alamos National Laboratory , Jefferson Lab )
