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Copernicium

Transition Metal
Atomic Mass
[285] u
Density
Not well established
Melting Point
Not well established
Boiling Point
Not well established
State
Predicted to be a gas
Discovery
1996

Discovery

Discovered by Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (Germany) in 1996.

Common Uses

  • Scientific research

Interesting Facts

  • Named after Nicolaus Copernicus, who proposed the heliocentric model.
  • It is the heaviest element in Group 12 (zinc group).
  • Its chemistry is difficult to study due to its rapid decay.
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