Elements / 113
113Nh[286]
Nihonium
Properties unknown · p-block · ring Q · spoke 13
Nihonium is element 113, a properties unknown. It sits on ring Q (period 7) on spoke 13, the boron group. 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 | 286 u6th heaviest of 118 | Terrain → |
| Crustal abundance | Not measured | Terrain → |
| Discovered | 2003 | 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
- One atom in 2004, a second in 2005, another in 2012. The first time in history a team of Asian physicists named an element.
- Its name is a common Japanese name for Japan. Made at Riken in Wakō by a team led by Kōsuke Morita.
Checked against en.wikipedia.org.
Spoke 13: Boron group
Ring Q (period 7)
Play with Nihonium
Watch it fly into its seat, or raise the whole spiral into a landscape and see where it peaks.