Nihonium (Nh)
"The Fleeting Phantom, a super-speedster whose very existence is a cosmic blink, leaving scientists scrambling to glimpse its reality-warping presence before it vanishes."
A memorable persona to anchor Nh in your mind.
16
Grams per cm³
N/A
Celsius (°C)
N/A
Radius (pm)
Daily Life Link
Think of the shortest, most intense spark you've ever seen – Nihonium's existence is even briefer!
Discovery & History
Year Discovered
2003
Discovered By
RIKEN
Origin of Name
"The name refers to the Japanese name for Japan."
Technical Properties
Atomic Mass
[286] u
Standard State
solid (expected)
Boiling Point
N/A
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f146d107s27p1
1st Ionization Energy
N/A
Electron Affinity
N/A
Oxidation States
"You've never seen it, and you likely never will; it's a metal that exists only as a fleeting whisper in a super-collider."
Did You Know?
Its very name, Nihonium (Nh), is a direct shout-out to Japan, meaning 'the Land of the Rising Sun' – a proud moment for global science!
Forget natural discoveries – Nihonium is 100% human-made, a truly synthetic superstar forged in high-tech particle accelerators.
Talk about a fleeting moment! Nihonium's longest-lived isotope has a half-life of mere *milliseconds* – faster than you can snap your fingers!
Imagine smashing two atoms together at mind-boggling speeds to create a brand new one! That's exactly how scientists 'birth' Nihonium: by crashing Zinc into Bismuth.