Meitnerium element (Mt) is in group 9 and period 7 of a periodic table. Meitnerium is in the d-block and it is classified as a radioactive synthetic element on the periodic table.
There is a lot more information related to meitnerium which is mentioned in the Information Table given below.
So let’s dive right into it!
Table of contents
- Meitnerium element (Information Table)
- Meitnerium element in Periodic table
- Facts about Meitnerium
- Properties of Meitnerium
- Uses of Meitnerium
Meitnerium Element (Information Table)
The important data related to meitnerium element is given in the table below.
| Atomic number of meitnerium | 109 |
| Symbol of meitnerium | Mt |
| Atomic mass of meitnerium (most stable isotope) | 278 u |
| Protons, Neutrons & Electrons in meitnerium | Protons: 109, Neutrons: 157, Electrons: 109 |
| State of meitnerium (at STP) | Solid (predicted) |
| Group number of meitnerium in periodic table | 9 |
| Period number of meitnerium in periodic table | 7 |
| Block of meitnerium in periodic table | d-block |
| Category of meitnerium | Synthetic element |
| Bohr model or Electrons per shell or Electrons arrangement in meitnerium | 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 15, 2 |
| Electron configuration of meitnerium | [Rn] 5f14 6d7 7s2 |
| Orbital diagram of meitnerium |  |
| Density of meitnerium (predicted) | 27-28 g/cm3 |
| Crystal structure of meitnerium (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).
Meitnerium element in Periodic table
The Meitnerium element (Mt) has the atomic number 109 and is located in group 9 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 meitnerium
Here are a few interesting facts about meitnerium element.
- Gottfried Munzenberg, Peter Armbruster and other team members discovered the meitnerium element in the year 1982.
- Meitnerium was given its name to honor the physicist Lise Meitner.
- Meitnerium is an artificially made element and it is not available naturally.
- Meitnerium has around 8 isotopes and all these isotopes are radioactive in nature.
- 278Mt is the isotope of meitnerium which is most stable and has a half life of 4.5 seconds only.
Properties of meitnerium
Here is a list of some physical properties and chemical properties of meitnerium.
- Meitnerium is highly radioactive in nature.
- It has been predicted that meitnerium has solid state at room temperature and pressure.
- Meitnerium has FCC crystal structure (predicted).
- The estimated density of meitnerium is between 27-28 g/cm3 and its most stable isotope has an atomic mass 278 amu.
- Many oxidation states are predicted for meitnerium, but its most common oxidation state is +3 (in aqueous solutions).
Uses of meitnerium
Meitnerium is highly radioactive and it is only used for research work. It does not have any commercial uses.
External resources:
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