Livermorium – Periodic Table (Element Information & More)

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Livermorium Element (Lv) Information

State (at STP)	Solid (predicted)
Position in Periodic table	Group: 16, Period: 7, Block: p
Category	Synthetic element
Atomic number or  Protons	116
Electrons	116
Symbol	Lv
Atomic mass (most stable isotope)	293 u
Electrons arrangement or  Bohr model	2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 6
Electronic configuration	[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p4
Density	12.9 g/cm3
Main isotope	293Lv
CAS number	54100-71-9

Livermorium in Periodic table

Livermorium element is in group 16 and period 7 of the Periodic table. Livermorium is the p-block element and it is a radioactive synthetic element.

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Why is Livermorium in Group 16?

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 Livermorium (Lv) is 116.

Hence the livermorium element has electrons arrangement 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 6.

This electron arrangement indicates that the outermost orbit of livermorium element (Lv) has 6 electrons.

Hence, it lies in group 16.

Why is Livermorium in Period 7?

Let me ask you a question.

How many shells does a livermorium atom have?

It’s 7. Right? 

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

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

5 facts about Livermorium

Interesting facts about livermorium element are mentioned below.

1. The name “Livermorium” came from the name of the “Lawrence Livermore National laboratory”, which is  in California.
2. Livermorium was discovered by a team of scientists at Lawrence Livermore National laboratory (California), and at Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (Russia).
3. Livermorium is not available naturally, but it is artificially prepared in a laboratory.
4. All the isotopes of livermorium are radioactive in nature.
5. Out of all the known isotopes of livermorium, the most stable isotope is ²⁹³Lv, which has a half life of 57 milliseconds.

Properties of Livermorium

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

• Livermorium element is extremely radioactive and it has a very short half life.
• Livermorium is predicted to have solid phase at STP.
• The common oxidation state of livermorium is predicted to be +2.
• The estimated atomic mass of the most stable isotope of livermorium is 293 u and its density is predicted to be 12.9 g/cm³.

Uses of Livermorium

Livermorium is basically used for research work in chemistry. Livermorium has no commercial use due to its high radioactivity and its expensive production.

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External resources:

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