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Unbiunium

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Unbiunium, 00Ubu
Unbiunium
Pronunciation/ˌnbˈniəm/ (OON-by-OON-ee-əm)
Alternative nameselement 121, eka-actinium
Unbiunium in the periodic table
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Ubu

(Usp)
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Groupg-block groups (no number)
Periodperiod 8 (theoretical, extended table)
Block  g-block
Electron configuration[Og] 8s2 8p1 (predicted)[1]
Electrons per shell2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 8, 3
(predicted)
Physical properties
Phase at STPsolid (predicted)
Melting point950.15 K ​(677 °C, ​ °F)
Boiling point1985.15 K ​(1714 °C, ​ °F)
Atomic properties
Oxidation states(+1), (+3) (predicted)[1][2]
Ionization energies
  • 1st: 429 (predicted)[1] kJ/mol
Other properties
CAS Number54500-70-8
History
NamingIUPAC systematic element name
Isotopes of unbiunium
Template:infobox unbiunium isotopes does not exist
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Unbiunium is a hypothetical (theoretical or imagined) element of the periodic table. It is also known as eka-actinium. Its atomic number should be 121 and it has the symbol Ubu. The name Unbiunium and the symbol Ubu are temporary IUPAC names (meaning "one-two-one" in Latin). This name and symbol exist until a permanent name is decided and the element is created. It is expected to be a F-block element and in a group call the superactinides. It is the third element in the eighth period of the periodic table.

Creation attempts

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The synthesis of unbiunium was first attempted in 1977 by bombarding a target of uranium-238 with copper-65 ions at the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research in Darmstadt, Germany:

  • 238U + 65Cu → 303Ubu

No atoms were identified.[3]

Another alternative name is "Lavoisium".

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hoffman, Darleane C.; Lee, Diana M.; Pershina, Valeria (2006). "Transactinides and the future elements". In Morss; Edelstein, Norman M.; Fuger, Jean (eds.). The Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements (3rd ed.). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer Science+Business Media. ISBN 978-1-4020-3555-5.
  2. Amador, Davi H. T.; de Oliveira, Heibbe C. B.; Sambrano, Julio R.; Gargano, Ricardo; de Macedo, Luiz Guilherme M. (12 September 2016). "4-Component correlated all-electron study on Eka-actinium Fluoride (E121F) including Gaunt interaction: Accurate analytical form, bonding and influence on rovibrational spectra". Chemical Physics Letters. 662: 169–175. Bibcode:2016CPL...662..169A. doi:10.1016/j.cplett.2016.09.025. hdl:11449/168956.
  3. Hofmann, Sigurd (2002). On Beyond Uranium. Taylor & Francis. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-415-28496-7.