Livermorium, element 116, exists at the edge of the periodic table, a synthetic element formed through the collision of lighter nuclei in a laboratory setting. It is highly unstable, with a lifetime measured in milliseconds, and cannot be found in nature.
Positioned in group 16, beneath polonium, Livermorium is expected to show metallic properties, but its true chemistry remains largely theoretical. The immense size of its nucleus and the influence of relativistic effects make its behaviour difficult to predict using classical models. It belongs to a region of the periodic table where the familiar rules of atomic structure begin to shift.
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Livermorium (Lv) – Element 116 Overview
Property
Details
Name
Livermorium
Symbol
Lv
Atomic Number
116
Group
16 (Chalcogens)
Period
7
Block
p-block
Mass Number
[293] (not confirmed)
Pronunciation
/ˌlɪvərˈmɔːriəm/ (LIV-ər-MOR-ee-əm)
Discovered
2000 – JINR (Russia) & Lawrence Livermore National Lab (USA)
Named After
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Livermore, California
