Seaborgium (Sg) – Periodic Table [Element Information & More]

Seaborgium element (Sg) is in group 6 and period 7 of a periodic table. Seaborgium is in the d-block and it is classified as a transition element on the periodic table.

There is a lot more information related to seaborgium which is mentioned in the Information Table given below.

So let’s dive right into it!

Table of contents

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

Seaborgium Element (Information Table)

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

Atomic number of seaborgium	106
Symbol of seaborgium	Sg
Atomic mass of seaborgium (most stable isotope)	269 u
Protons, Neutrons & Electrons in seaborgium	Protons: 106, Neutrons: 157, Electrons: 106
State of seaborgium (at STP)	Solid (predicted)
Group number of seaborgium in periodic table	6
Period number of seaborgium in periodic table	7
Block of seaborgium in periodic table	d-block
Category of seaborgium	Transition metals
Bohr model or Electrons per shell or Electrons arrangement in seaborgium	2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 12, 2
Electron configuration of seaborgium	[Rn] 5f14 6d4 7s2
Orbital diagram of seaborgium
Density of seaborgium (predicted)	23-24 g/cm3
Crystal structure of seaborgium (predicted)	Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Discovery of seaborgium	By Albert Ghiorso and his team (in 1974)

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Seaborgium element in Periodic table

The Seaborgium element (Sg) has the atomic number 106 and is located in group 6 and period 7. Seaborgium is a metal and it is classified as a transition element.

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Facts about seaborgium

Here are a few interesting facts about the seaborgium element.

1. Seaborgium was given its name to honor the chemist Glenn T. Seaborg.
2. Albert Ghiorso and his team discovered seaborgium at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the year 1974.
3. Seaborgium is not found naturally but it is made artificially in the lab.
4. There are around 12 isotopes of seaborgium and all the isotopes are radioactive in nature.
5. ²⁷¹Sg is the isotope which is most stable and it has a half-life of 2.4 minutes only.

Properties of seaborgium

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

• Seaborgium is an unstable element that has a half-life of only a few minutes.
• It is expected that the seaborgium has solid state at STP.
• Seaborgium has BCC crystal structure (predicted).
• The most common oxidation state of seaborgium is predicted to be +6.
• The predicted density of seaborgium is between 23-24 g/cm³ and its most stable isotope has an atomic mass 269 amu.

Uses of seaborgium

Seaborgium is a radioactive element and it has no commercial uses. It is generally used for research work.

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