Tennessine (Ts)
"The 'Ghost Atom,' Tennessine is a hyper-speed, super-radioactive agent who appears for a fraction of a second, unleashes explosive energy, and vanishes, leaving only its powerful decay signature."
A memorable persona to anchor Ts in your mind.
7.2
Grams per cm³
N/A
Celsius (°C)
N/A
Radius (pm)
Daily Life Link
Like a rare, fleeting glimpse of a shooting star, it's there and gone before you can fully comprehend it.
Discovery & History
Year Discovered
2010
Discovered By
JINR & Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Origin of Name
"The name refers to the US state of Tennessee."
Technical Properties
Atomic Mass
[294] u
Standard State
solid (expected)
Boiling Point
N/A
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f146d107s27p5
1st Ionization Energy
N/A
Electron Affinity
N/A
Oxidation States
"A fleeting glimpse, a spectral shimmer, gone before you can truly see its true form."
Did You Know?
Synthetic Superstar: Tennessine doesn't exist naturally! Scientists literally *make* it in high-tech particle accelerators, not mine it from Earth.
Number 117: It proudly holds spot #117 on the periodic table, making it one of the heaviest elements ever experimentally confirmed.
Tennessee's Tribute: Named after the state of Tennessee, a nod to the vital research contributions from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Vanderbilt University.
Global Team-Up: Discovered by a powerhouse collaboration between Russian scientists at JINR and American scientists, including those from Oak Ridge and Lawrence Livermore.