🔹 Basic Information

• Element Name: Livermorium
• Discovered By: Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (Russia) & Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (USA)
• Year of Discovery: 2000 (officially recognized in 2012)
• Category: Post-transition Metal (Superheavy element)
• Group: 16 (Chalcogens – like oxygen and sulfur)
• State at Room Temperature: Unknown (likely solid) ❓

Livermorium is a synthetic, superheavy, and radioactive element created in labs — it doesn’t exist in nature.

🔸 Chemical Properties

• Chemical Symbol: Lv
• Atomic Number: 116
• Atomic Mass: ~293 u (most stable isotope)
• Valency: Predicted: +2, +4, +6
• Electronic Configuration: [Rn] 5f¹⁴ 6d¹⁰ 7s² 7p⁴ (predicted)

As a member of Group 16, it might behave like oxygen, sulfur, or polonium, but scientists aren’t fully sure yet due to its extreme instability.

📘 Basic Things to Know

Livermorium is named after Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, USA 🇺🇸 — a key lab involved in its discovery. It is one of the heaviest elements ever made.

🤔 Interesting Facts

• Only a few atoms of livermorium have ever been produced, and each lasted just milliseconds ⏱️
• It’s part of the “superheavy elements” category — located at the bottom of the periodic table 📊
• May not follow normal chemical trends due to relativistic effects (changes in electron behavior in very heavy atoms) ⚛️
• Scientists are still trying to determine if it shares any traits with lighter Group 16 elements like selenium or tellurium
• Created by bombarding curium (Cm) with calcium (Ca) nuclei 💥

🔧 Common Uses

⚠️ Livermorium has no practical or commercial uses because of its extreme instability and rarity.

• Scientific Research: Helps scientists study element formation and nuclear stability 🔬
• Testing Theories: Supports theories about the “island of stability” – where certain heavy elements might last longer 🌍
• Periodic Table Expansion: Helps chemists better understand and map out the limits of the periodic table 🧭

📚 Conclusion

Livermorium is a superheavy, short-lived element at the frontiers of science. For students, it’s a symbol of how modern science continues to build and explore the periodic table, even in the 21st century! 🚀🧪