Flerovium (Fl) – Periodic Table (Element Information & More)

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Flerovium Element (Fl) Information

State (at STP)	Liquid (predicted)
Position in Periodic table	Group: 14, Period: 7, Block: p
Category	Synthetic element
Atomic number or  Protons	114
Electrons	114
Symbol	Fl
Atomic mass of Flerovium (most stable isotope)	289 u
Electrons arrangement or  Bohr model	2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 4
Electronic configuration	[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p2
Crystal structure (predicted)	FCC (face centered cubic)
Melting point (predicted)	-73 °C
Boiling point (predicted)	107 °C
Density	9.93 g/cm3
Main isotope	289Fl
CAS number	54085-16-4

Flerovium in Periodic table

Flerovium element is in group 14 and period 7 of the Periodic table. Flerovium is the p-block element and it is a radioactive synthetic element.

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Why is Flerovium in Group 14?

Do you know, how many electrons can be accommodated in the first shell, second shell, third shell, fourth shell, etc…?

Here is the table showing the capacity of orbits to hold electrons. 

Number of electrons in shells.

Orbit / Shell (n)	Maximum no. of electrons this orbit can hold (2 × n2)
K shell, n = 1	2 × 1² = 2
L shell, n = 2	2 × 2² = 8
M shell, n = 3	2 × 3² = 18
N shell, n = 4	2 × 4² = 32
. . .	. . .

Thus, 

• 1st shell can hold 2 electrons.
• 2nd shell can hold 8 electrons.
• 3rd shell can hold 18 electrons.
• 4th shell can hold 32 electrons, and so on…

Now the atomic number of Flerovium (Fl) is 114.

Hence the flerovium element has electrons arrangement 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 4.

This electron arrangement indicates that the outermost orbit of flerovium element (Fl) has 4 electrons.

Hence, it lies in group 14.

Why is Flerovium in Period 7?

Let me ask you a question.

How many shells does flerovium have?

It’s 7. Right? 

You have already seen the bohr model of flerovium atom in the above table.

From the Bohr model, it can be found that the number of orbits or shells in flerovium is 7. Hence, as flerovium has 7 orbits, it lies in period 7 of the Periodic table. 

5 facts about Flerovium

Interesting facts about flerovium element are mentioned below.

1. The element was given the name “Flerovium” to honor the physicist Georgy Flerov.
2. Flerovium is an artificially prepared element and it has a very short half-life.
3. Flerovium was discovered by team of scientists of Joint Institute of Nuclear Research (Russia), as well as team of scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (California).
4. Flerovium has several isotopes and all the isotopes are highly radioactive.
5. The most stable isotope of flerovium is ²⁸⁹Fl, and it has a half life of 1.9 seconds.

Properties of Flerovium

The physical and chemical properties of flerovium element are mentioned below.

• Flerovium is highly radioactive and has a very short half life (in seconds).
• The flerovium is predicted to have a liquid state at STP.
• The predicted crystal structure of flerovium is FCC (face centered cubic).
• The stable oxidation state of flerovium is predicted to be +2.
• The atomic mass of most stable isotope of flerovium is 289 u and its density is predicted to be 9.93 g/cm³.

Uses of Flerovium

Flerovium is generally used for scientific research work. Flerovium has no commercial use due to its high radioactivity and scarcity.

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External resources:

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