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Copernicium

Copernicium information, including Technical Data, Safety Data and its high purity properties, research, applications and other useful facts are discussed below. Scientific facts such as the atomic structure, ionization energy, abundance on Earth, conductivity and thermal properties are included.

Copernicium's appearance is unknown. Little is known about the element and it has no known uses. Copernicium is a synthetic element that is not present in the environment.

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Copernicium Bohr ModelCopernicium is a is a D-Block, Group 12, Period 7 element. The number of electrons in each of Copernicium's shells is 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 2 and its electronic configuration is [Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2. In its elemental form Copernicium's CAS number is 54084-26-3.

Copernicium was discovered on February 9, 1996 at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (GSI) in Darmstadt, Germany by Sigurd Hofmann, Peter Armbruster and Gottfried Münzenberg along with a team of scientists.
 

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Abundance. The following table shows the abundance of Copernicium and each of its naturally occurring isotopes on Earth along with the atomic mass for each isotope.

Isotope Atomic Mass % Abundance on Earth
Cn-277 277.16394 -
Cn-278 278.16431 -
Cn-279 279.16655 -
Cn-280 280.16704 -
Cn-281 281.16929 -
Cn-282 282.16977 -
Cn-283 283.17179 -
Cn-284 284.17238 -
Cn-285 285.17411 -

The following table shows the abundance of Copernicium present in the human body and in the universe scaled to parts per billion (ppb) by weight and by atom:

  Typical Human Body Universe
by Weight - -
by Atom - -


Ionization Energy. The ionization energy for Copernicium (the least required energy to release a single electron from the atom in it's ground state in the gas phase) is stated in the following table:
1st Ionization Energy kJ mol-1
2nd Ionization Energy kJ mol-1


Conductivity. No data.

Thermal Properties. The melting point and boiling point for Copernicium are stated below. The following chart sets forth the heat of fusion, heat of vaporization and heat of atomization.
Heat of Fusion No data
Heat of Vaporization No data
Heat of Atomization No data


Recent Research & Development for Copernicium
  • Chemical experiments with superheavy elements. Türler A. Chimia (Aarau). 2010;64(5):293-8.PMID: 21138073 [PubMed]

  • Welcome copernicium? Hofmann S. Nat Chem. 2010 Feb;2(2):146. No abstract available. PMID: 21124406 [PubMed]Related citations

  • The need for a fresh symbol to designate copernicium. Meija J. Nature. 2009 Sep 17;461(7262):341. No abstract available. PMID: 19759598 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

    Research updated 8/9/2011
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    Formula Atomic Number Molecular Weight Electronegativity (Pauling) Density Melting Point Boiling Point Vanderwaals radius Ionic radius Energy of first ionization
    Cn 112 [285]              

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