Flerovium element (Fl) is in group 14 and period 7 of a periodic table. Flerovium is in the p-block and it is classified as a radioactive synthetic element on the periodic table.
There is a lot more information related to flerovium which is mentioned in the Information Table given below.
So let’s dive right into it!
Table of contents
- Flerovium element (Information Table)
- Flerovium element in Periodic table
- Facts about Flerovium
- Properties of Flerovium
- Uses of Flerovium
Flerovium Element (Information Table)
The important data related to flerovium element is given in the table below.
| Atomic number of flerovium | 114 |
| Symbol of flerovium | Fl |
| Atomic mass of flerovium (most stable isotope) | 289 u |
| Protons in flerovium | 114 |
| Electrons in flerovium | 114 |
| State of flerovium (at STP) | Liquid (predicted) |
| Group number of flerovium in periodic table | 14 |
| Period number of flerovium in periodic table | 7 |
| Block of flerovium in periodic table | p-block |
| Category of flerovium | Synthetic element |
| Bohr model or Electrons per shell or Electrons arrangement in flerovium | 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 4 |
| Electron configuration of flerovium | [Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p2 |
| Orbital diagram of flerovium |  |
| Density of flerovium (predicted) | 9.93 g/cm3 |
| Melting point of flerovium (predicted) | -73 °C |
| Boiling point of flerovium (predicted) | 107 °C |
| Main isotope of flerovium | 289Fl |
| Crystal structure of flerovium (predicted) | Face Centered Cubic (FCC) |
Also see: Interactive Periodic Table (It has rotating bohr models as well as many other details of all the 118 elements in a single periodic table).
Flerovium element in Periodic table
The Flerovium element (Fl) has the atomic number 114 and is located in group 14 and period 7.
| H | He | ||||||||||||||||
| Li | Be | B | C | N | O | F | Ne | ||||||||||
| Na | Mg | Al | Si | P | S | Cl | Ar | ||||||||||
| K | Ca | Sc | Ti | V | Cr | Mn | Fe | Co | Ni | Cu | Zn | Ga | Ge | As | Se | Br | Kr |
| Rb | Sr | Y | Zr | Nb | Mo | Tc | Ru | Rh | Pd | Ag | Cd | In | Sn | Sb | Te | I | Xe |
| Cs | Ba | La* | Hf | Ta | W | Re | Os | Ir | Pt | Au | Hg | Tl | Pb | Bi | Po | At | Rn |
| Fr | Ra | Ac** | Rf | Db | Sg | Bh | Hs | Mt | Ds | Rg | Cn | Nh | Fl | Mc | Lv | Ts | Og |
| *Ce | Pr | Nd | Pm | Sm | Eu | Gd | Tb | Dy | Ho | Er | Tm | Yb | Lu | ||||
| **Th | Pa | U | Np | Pu | Am | Cm | Bk | Cf | Es | Fm | Md | No | Lr |
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Facts about flerovium
Here are a few interesting facts about the flerovium element.
- Flerovium was given its name to honor the physicist Georgy Flerov.
- Flerovium has a very short half-life and it is artificially made in the lab.
- Flerovium has few isotopes and all the isotopes are radioactive in nature.
- 289Fl is the most stable isotope of flerovium and it has a half life of only 1.9 seconds.
Properties of flerovium
Here is a list of some physical properties and chemical properties of flerovium.
- Flerovium is highly radioactive in nature.
- It has been predicted that flerovium has a liquid state at standard temperature and pressure.
- The density of flerovium is predicted to be 9.93 g/cm3 and its most stable isotope has a density 289 amu.
- The oxidation state of flerovium is +2 (predicted).
Uses of flerovium
Flerovium has no commercial uses due to its scarcity and radioactivity. It is generally used for research work.
External resources:
- Flerovium – Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table. (n.d.). Flerovium – Element Information, Properties and Uses | Periodic Table. https://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/114/flerovium
- Flerovium – Wikipedia. (2012, June 4). Flerovium – Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flerovium
- P. (n.d.). Flerovium | Fl (Element) – PubChem. Flerovium | Fl (Element) – PubChem. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/element/Flerovium
- It’s Elemental – The Element Flerovium. (n.d.). It’s Elemental – the Element Flerovium. https://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele114.html
- It’s a metal, not a gas: flerovium chemical properties unveiled. (2022, September 29). It’s a Metal, Not a Gas: Flerovium Chemical Properties Unveiled | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. https://www.llnl.gov/news/its-metal-not-gas-flerovium-chemical-properties-unveiled
- Periodic Table of Elements: Los Alamos National Laboratory. (n.d.). Periodic Table of Elements: Los Alamos National Laboratory. https://periodic.lanl.gov/114.shtml
- Yakushev, A., Gates, J. M., Türler, Et al. (2014, January 23). Superheavy Element Flerovium (Element 114) Is a Volatile Metal. Inorganic Chemistry, 53(3), 1624–1629. https://doi.org/10.1021/ic4026766
- Possolo, et al. (2018, January 4). Interpreting and propagating the uncertainty of the standard atomic weights (IUPAC Technical Report). Pure and Applied Chemistry, 90(2), 395–424. https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2016-0402
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