112

Cn

Copernicium
[ 285 ]
 Historical Information

Element 112 (provisionally named copernicium, Cn) was discovered on 9th February 1996 at 22:37 at the GSI in Darmstadt, Germany. The identified isotope currently is the heaviest atom ever produced by man and has an atomic mass of 277, that is, 277 times heavier than hydrogen. The new element was produced by fusing a zinc atom with a lead atom.

Basic Information Shells
  • Name:Copernicium
  • Symbol: Cp
  • Atomic number: 112
  • Atomic weight:[ 285 ]
  • Standard state: presumably a solid at 298 K
  • Group in periodic table: 12
  • Group name:none
  • Period in periodic table: 7
  • Block in periodic table: d-block
  • Classification: Metallic
 Copernicium
Uses Trivia
  • It has no uses.

In honour of scientist and astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), the discovering team around Professor Sigurd Hofmann suggested the name copernicium.