Hassium
| Atomic Number: | 108 | Atomic Radius: | empirical: 126 pm (estimated)[3] |
| Atomic Symbol: | Hs | Melting Point: | -- |
| Atomic Weight: | 277 | Boiling Point: | -- |
| Electron Configuration: | [Rn]7s2[3]5f146d6 | Oxidation States: | 8, (6), (5), (4), (3), (2)[2][3][5][6] (parenthesized oxidation states are predictions) |
History
Its name is Latin "Hassias" meaning "Hess," from the German state. Discovered by Peter Armbruster, Gottfried Munzenber and co-workers at GSI in Darmstadt, Germany in 1984.