110

Ds

Darmstadtium
[ 281 ]
 Historical Information

On the 9th of November 1994 at 4:39 pm the first atom of element 110, darmstadtium, was detected at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (GSI) in Darmstadt, Germany. The isotope discovered has an atomic number of 269 (that is, 269 times heavier than hydrogen).
Basic Information Shells
  • Name:Darmstadtium
  • Symbol: Ds
  • Atomic number: 110
  • Atomic weight:[ 281 ]
  • Standard state: presumably a solid at 298 K
  • Group in periodic table: 10
  • Group name:none
  • Period in periodic table: 7
  • Block in periodic table: d-block
  • Classification: Metallic
 Darmstadtium
Uses Trivia
  • It has no uses.

Unlike these lighter atoms, darmstadtium decays after a small fraction of a thousandth of a second into lighter elements by emitting α-particles which are the nuclei of helium atoms.