Meitnerium (Mt)
"The Ghostly Genius, Meitnerium is a phantom powerhouse, appearing briefly in a flash of nuclear energy before vanishing just as quickly, leaving scientists scrambling to track its fleeting existence."
A memorable persona to anchor Mt in your mind.
37.4
Grams per cm³
N/A
Celsius (°C)
N/A
Radius (pm)
Daily Life Link
It’s like catching a glimpse of a shooting star – incredibly rare and gone in an instant!
Discovery & History
Year Discovered
1982
Discovered By
GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research
Origin of Name
"Meitnerium is named for the Austrian physicist Lise Meitner."
Technical Properties
Atomic Mass
[278] u
Standard State
solid
Boiling Point
N/A
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f146d77s2
1st Ionization Energy
N/A
Electron Affinity
N/A
Oxidation States
"Purely theoretical in appearance; it exists for mere milliseconds before vanishing into other elements."
Did You Know?
It's a true scientific creation! Meitnerium doesn't exist naturally on Earth; every atom ever detected was painstakingly crafted in a lab.
This element is a tribute to a titan! It's named after Lise Meitner, an Austrian-Swedish physicist whose groundbreaking work explained nuclear fission – a massive deal!
Talk about making history! Meitnerium was the *first* element ever officially named after a non-mythological woman. Go, Lise!
With an atomic number of 109, Meitnerium sits way out on the edge of the periodic table, making it one of the heaviest elements ever synthesized.