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Tennessine

Halogen
Atomic Mass
[294] u
Density
Not well established
Melting Point
Not well established
Boiling Point
Not well established
State
Solid
Discovery
2010

Discovery

Discovered by Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (Russia), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (USA), and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (USA) in 2010.

Common Uses

  • Scientific research

Interesting Facts

  • Named after Tennessee, USA, a hub for nuclear research.
  • Predicted to behave like a halogen, similar to astatine.
  • Extremely short-lived, with a half-life of just a few milliseconds.
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