109
276.00
Mt
Meitnerium
Identification
CAS Number: 54038-01-6
Discovery Year: 1982
Discoverer: Heavy Ion Research Laboratory (HIRL)
Discovery Location: Germany
Properties
Electronic Structure
Abundance & Geochemistry
Goldschmidt Class: synthetic
About
Half-life of approximately 5 ms. The creation of this element demonstrated that fusion techniques could indeed be used to make new, heavy nuclei. Made and identified by physicists of the Heavy Ion Research Laboratory, Darmstadt, West Germany in 1982. Named in honor of Lise Meitner, the Austrian physicist.
Isotopes
Mt-276 276 ☢ 0.730 s
Mt-278 278 ☢ 29.0 s
