Unhexoctium

Unhexoctium, 00Uho
Unhexoctium in the periodic table
Hydrogen Helium
Lithium Beryllium Boron Carbon Nitrogen Oxygen Fluorine Neon
Sodium Magnesium Aluminium Silicon Phosphorus Sulfur Chlorine Argon
Potassium Calcium Scandium Titanium Vanadium Chromium Manganese Iron Cobalt Nickel Copper Zinc Gallium Germanium Arsenic Selenium Bromine Krypton
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Caesium Barium Lanthanum Cerium Praseodymium Neodymium Promethium Samarium Europium Gadolinium Terbium Dysprosium Holmium Erbium Thulium Ytterbium Lutetium Hafnium Tantalum Tungsten Rhenium Osmium Iridium Platinum Gold Mercury (element) Thallium Lead Bismuth Polonium Astatine Radon
Francium Radium Actinium Thorium Protactinium Uranium Neptunium Plutonium Americium Curium Berkelium Californium Einsteinium Fermium Mendelevium Nobelium Lawrencium Rutherfordium Dubnium Seaborgium Bohrium Hassium Meitnerium Darmstadtium Roentgenium Copernicium Nihonium Flerovium Moscovium Livermorium Tennessine Oganesson
Fl
↑
Uho
↓
(Bbb)
unhexseptium ← unhexoctium → unhexennium
Electrons per shell2, 8, 18, 32, 50, 32, 18, 4, 4
(predicted)
Physical properties
Density (near r.t.)19 g/cm3 (predicted)
Atomic properties
Oxidation statesTemplate:Infobox element/symbol-to-oxidation-state: Symbol "Uho" not known
Ionization energies
  • 1st: 720 kJ/mol (predicted)
Covalent radius180 pm (predicted)
Isotopes of unhexoctium
Template:infobox unhexoctium isotopes does not exist
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Unhexoctium (pronounced /uːnhɛksɒktiəm/), also known as eka-flerovium, dvi-lead, or element 168,[1] is the possible chemical element in the periodic table that has the temporary symbol Uho and has the atomic number 168.[1] Due to instabilities, it is not known if this element is physically possible, but if possible, Unhexoctium is predicted to be the last period 8 element in group 14. It should have an atomic mass around 490.

As of October 2022, no attempt has ever been made to make Unhexoctium, nor has any plans been made known to attempt to make Unhexoctium.

Naming

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The name Unhexoctium is a systematic element name,[1] used as a placeholder until it is confirmed by other research groups and the IUPAC decides on a name. Usually, the name suggested by the discoverer(s) is chosen.

Stability

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Unhexoctium is highly likely to be too unstable to be detected, which would allow very little study of it.

Predicted chemistry

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Unhexoctium is probably a post-transition metal, although it might be a noble gas. A likely oxidation state is +4, based on the oxidation states of Flerovium and Lead.

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Unhexoctium". Periodic System. Archived from the original on 2021-03-06. Retrieved 2021-02-06.