Elements / 108
108Hs[269]
Hassium
Transition metal · d-block · ring Q · spoke 8
Hassium is element 108, a transition metal. It sits on ring Q (period 7) on spoke 8. Follow that spoke toward the center and out again to find its chemical relatives.
Properties
| Density | Not measured | Terrain → |
|---|---|---|
| Melting point | Not measured | Terrain → |
| Boiling point | Not measured | Terrain → |
| Electronegativity | Not measured | Terrain → |
| First ionization energy | Not measured | Terrain → |
| Atomic weight | 269 u | Terrain → |
| Crustal abundance | Not measured | Terrain → |
| Discovered | 1984 | Terrain → |
Values from open reference data; see sources. "Terrain" opens that property as a 3D landscape across the whole spiral.
Two things you might not know
- Its name comes from a Latin place name. A 2012 search found at most 3×10^-15 grams of it per gram of osmium in nature.
- Named for the German state where GSI sits. GSI reported making three atoms of it in 1984.
Checked against en.wikipedia.org.
Spoke 8
Ring Q (period 7)
Play with Hassium
Watch it fly into its seat, or raise the whole spiral into a landscape and see where it peaks.