Moscovium (Mc) – Periodic Table (Element Information & More)

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Moscovium Element (Mc) Information

State (at STP)	Solid (predicted)
Position in Periodic table	Group: 15, Period: 7, Block: p
Category	Synthetic element
Atomic number or  Protons	115
Electrons	115
Symbol	Mc
Atomic mass of Moscovium (most stable isotope)	290 u
Electrons arrangement or  Bohr model	2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 5
Electronic configuration	[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p3
Melting point (predicted)	400 °C
Boiling point (predicted)	1100 °C
Density (predicted)	13.5 g/cm3
Main isotope	290Mc
CAS number	54085-64-2

Moscovium in Periodic table

Moscovium element is in group 15 and period 7 of the Periodic table. Moscovium is the p-block element and it is a radioactive synthetic element.

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Why is Moscovium in Group 15?

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 Moscovium (Mc) is 115.

Hence the moscovium element has electrons arrangement 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 5.

This electron arrangement indicates that the outermost orbit of moscovium element (Mc) has 5 electrons.

Hence, it lies in group 15.

Why is Moscovium in Period 7?

Let me ask you a question.

How many shells does a moscovium atom have?

It’s 7. Right? 

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

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

5 facts about Moscovium

Interesting facts about moscovium element are mentioned below.

1. The name “Moscovium” came from the region Moscow Oblast (Russia), where the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research is situated. Moscovium was discovered in this Institute.
2. Moscovium was discovered by a team of American and Russian scientists at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Russia (in 2003).
3. Moscovium is a radioactive element and it is prepared artificially in the lab.
4. All the isotopes of moscovium are radioactive in nature.
5. The most stable isotope of moscovium is ²⁹⁰Mc, which has a half life of only 0.6 seconds.

Properties of Moscovium

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

• Moscovium is an extremely radioactive element and has a half life less than 1 second.
• It is predicted that moscovium has solid state at STP.
• The atomic mass of the most stable isotope of moscovium is 290 u and its predicted density is 13.5 g/cm³.
• +1 and +3 are the most common predicted oxidation states for moscovium.

Uses of Moscovium

Moscovium is basically used for scientific research work. Moscovium has no commercial use due to its high radioactivity and a very short half life.

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External resources:

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