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    Nh

    Nihonium

    Post Transition

    Atomic Number: 113 • Atomic Mass: 284.0000 u • Period: 7 • Group: 13

    Electron Configuration: 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 5s² 4d¹⁰ 5p⁶ 6s² 4f¹⁴ 5d¹⁰ 6p⁶ 7s² 5f¹⁴ 6d¹⁰ 7p¹
    Phase: Solid
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    History

    Nihonium has been known since ancient times

    Historical Timeline

    First synthesized in 2003 by Japanese scientists

    Confirmed in 2015 by RIKEN team in Japan

    Officially named in 2016 by IUPAC