Roentgenium – Periodic Table [Element Information & More]

Roentgenium element (Rg) is in group 11 and period 7 of a periodic table. Roentgenium 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 roentgenium which is mentioned in the Information Table given below.

So let’s dive right into it!

Table of contents

• Roentgenium element (Information Table)
• Roentgenium element in Periodic table
• Facts about Roentgenium
• Properties of Roentgenium
• Uses of Roentgenium

Roentgenium Element (Information Table)

The important data related to roentgenium element is given in the table below.

Appearance of roentgenium	Silvery (predicted)
Atomic number of roentgenium	111
Symbol of roentgenium	Rg
Atomic mass of roentgenium (most stable isotope)	282 u
Protons, Neutrons & Electrons in roentgenium	Protons: 111, Neutrons: 161, Electrons: 111
State of roentgenium (at STP)	Solid (predicted)
Group number of roentgenium in periodic table	11
Period number of roentgenium in periodic table	7
Block of roentgenium in periodic table	d-block
Category of roentgenium	Synthetic element
Bohr model or Electrons per shell or Electrons arrangement in roentgenium	2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 17, 2
Electron configuration of roentgenium	[Rn] 5f14 6d9 7s2
Orbital diagram of roentgenium
Density of roentgenium (predicted)	22-24 g/cm3
Crystal structure of roentgenium (predicted)	Body Centered Cubic (BCC)

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).

Roentgenium element in Periodic table

The Roentgenium element (Rg) has the atomic number 111 and is located in group 11 and period 7.

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Facts about roentgenium

Here are a few interesting facts about the roentgenium element.

1. Roentgenium was given its name to honor the physicist Wilhelm Rontgen.
2. Peter Armbruster and Gottfried Münzenberg discovered the roentgenium element in the year 1994.
3. Roentgenium is not available naturally but it is artificially made in the laboratory.
4. Roentgenium has around 9 isotopes and all these isotopes are radioactive in nature.
5. ²⁸²Rg is the most stable isotope of roentgenium which has a half life of only 100 seconds.

Properties of roentgenium

Here is a list of some physical properties and chemical properties of roentgenium.

• Roentgenium is a highly radioactive element and has a very short half life.
• The density of roentgenium is predicted between 22-24 g/cm³ and its most stable isotope has an atomic mass 282 amu.
• Roentgenium is expected to have solid state at room temperature and pressure.
• The crystal structure of roentgenium is BCC (predicted).
• Roentgenium has many oxidation states, but the most stable oxidation state is +3.

Uses of roentgenium

Roentgenium is highly radioactive and it is also very rarely available. So it is not used commercially. It is generally used for research work.

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