
Nihonium (Nh) is a chemical element of the periodic table, located in the group 13 and the period 7, and has the atomic number 113. Its name comes from the word “nihon”, the common Japanese name for Japan. It is a transuranium element and is counted as one of the radioactive elements. It is a member of the boron group.
group | ⇨ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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1 | 1 H ![]() Hydrogen |
2 He ![]() Helium |
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2 | 3 Li ![]() Lithium |
4 Be ![]() Beryllium |
5 B ![]() Boron |
6 C ![]() Carbon |
7 N ![]() Nitrogen |
8 O ![]() Oxygen |
9 F ![]() Fluorine |
10 Ne ![]() Neon |
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3 | 11 Na ![]() Sodium |
12 Mg ![]() Magnesium |
13 Al ![]() Aluminium |
14 Si ![]() Silicon |
15 P ![]() Phosphorus |
16 S ![]() Sulfur |
17 Cl ![]() Chlorine |
18 Ar ![]() Argon |
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4 | 19 K ![]() Potassium |
20 Ca ![]() Calcium |
21 Sc ![]() Scandium |
22 Ti ![]() Titanium |
23 V ![]() Vanadium |
24 Cr ![]() Chromium |
25 Mn ![]() Manganese |
26 Fe ![]() Iron |
27 Co ![]() Cobalt |
28 Ni ![]() Nickel |
29 Cu ![]() Copper |
30 Zn ![]() Zinc |
31 Ga ![]() Gallium |
32 Ge ![]() Germanium |
33 As ![]() Arsenic |
34 Se ![]() Selenium |
35 Br ![]() Bromine |
36 Kr ![]() Krypton |
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5 | 37 Rb ![]() Rubidium |
38 Sr ![]() Strontium |
39 Y ![]() Yttrium |
40 Zr ![]() Zirconium |
41 Nb ![]() Niobium |
42 Mo ![]() Molybdenum |
43 Tc ![]() Technetium |
44 Ru ![]() Ruthenium |
45 Rh ![]() Rhodium |
46 Pd ![]() Palladium |
47 Ag ![]() Silver |
48 Cd ![]() Cadmium |
49 In ![]() Indium |
50 Sn ![]() Tin |
51 Sb ![]() Antimony |
52 Te ![]() Tellurium |
53 I ![]() Iodine |
54 Xe ![]() Xenon |
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6 | 55 Cs ![]() Caesium |
56 Ba ![]() Barium |
72 Hf ![]() Hafnium |
73 Ta ![]() Tantalum |
74 W ![]() Tungsten |
75 Re ![]() Rhenium |
76 Os ![]() Osmium |
77 Ir ![]() Iridium |
78 Pt ![]() Platinum |
79 Au ![]() Gold |
80 Hg ![]() Mercury |
81 Tl ![]() Thallium |
82 Pb ![]() Lead |
83 Bi ![]() Bismuth |
84 Po ![]() Polonium |
85 At ![]() Astatine |
86 Rn ![]() Radon |
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7 | 87 Fr ![]() Francium |
88 Ra ![]() Radium |
104 Rf ![]() Rutherfordium |
105 Db ![]() Dubnium |
106 Sg ![]() Seaborgium |
107 Bh ![]() Bohrium |
108 Hs ![]() Hassium |
109 Mt ![]() Meitnerium |
110 Ds ![]() Darmstadtium |
111 Rg ![]() Roentgenium |
112 Cn ![]() Copernicium |
113 Nh ![]() Nihonium |
114 Fl ![]() Flerovium |
115 Mc ![]() Moscovium |
116 Lv ![]() Livermorium |
117 Ts ![]() Tennessine |
118 Og ![]() Oganesson |
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57 La ![]() Lanthanum |
58 Ce ![]() Cerium |
59 Pr ![]() Praseodymium |
60 Nd ![]() Neodymium |
61 Pm ![]() Promethium |
62 Sm ![]() Samarium |
63 Eu ![]() Europium |
64 Gd ![]() Gadolinium |
65 Tb ![]() Terbium |
66 Dy ![]() Dysprosium |
67 Ho ![]() Holmium |
68 Er ![]() Erbium |
69 Tm ![]() Thulium |
70 Yb ![]() Ytterbium |
71 Lu ![]() Lutetium |
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89 Ac ![]() Actinium |
90 Th ![]() Thorium |
91 Pa ![]() Protactinium |
92 U ![]() Uranium |
93 Np ![]() Neptunium |
94 Pu ![]() Plutonium |
95 Am ![]() Americium |
96 Cm ![]() Curium |
97 Bk ![]() Berkelium |
98 Cf ![]() Californium |
99 Es ![]() Einsteinium |
100 Fm ![]() Fermium |
101 Md ![]() Mendelevium |
102 No ![]() Nobelium |
103 Lr ![]() Lawrencium |
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Nihonium Element Information
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Origin of name | name comes from word “nihon” (common Japanese name for Japan) |
Symbol | Nh |
Atomic number (Z) | 113 |
Atomic mass | (286) |
Block | p-block |
Group | 13 (boron group) |
Period | 7 |
Classification | Unknown chemical properties |
Atomic radius | 170 pm (predicted) |
Covalent radius | 172-180 pm (extrapolated) |
Melting point | 430 ℃, 810 ℉, 700 K (predicted) |
Boiling point | 1130 ℃, 2070 ℉, 1430 K (predicted) |
Electron configuration | [Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p1 (predicted) |
Electrons per shell | 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 3 (predicted) |
Crystal structure | Hexagonal close-packed (hcp) (predicted) |
Phase at r.t | Solid (predicted) |
Density near r.t | 16 g/cm3 (predicted) |
Natural occurrence | Synthetic (predicted) |
Oxidation state | +1 (predicted), +3 (predicted) |
Protons Neutrons Electrons |
113 173 113 |
Valence electrons | 3 |
CAS number | 54084-70-7 |
Discovered at | Joint Institute of Nuclear Research (JINR) and Riken in 2003 and 2004 |
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External Links:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihonium
- https://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/113/nihonium
- https://www.britannica.com/science/element-113
- https://www.livescience.com/41416-facts-about-ununtrium.html
- https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/element/Nihonium
- https://www.chemicool.com/elements/nihonium.html
- https://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele113.html
- https://www.thoughtco.com/ununtrium-facts-element-113-606492