Density
Not well established
Melting Point
Not well established
Boiling Point
Predicted ~80°C
State
Gas (possibly a solid under normal conditions)
Discovery
Discovered by Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (Russia) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (USA) in 2002.
Interesting Facts
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Named after Yuri Oganessian, a nuclear physicist.
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The heaviest known noble gas.
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Predicted to be reactive, unlike other noble gases.
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