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Name, Symbol, Number | ununseptium, Uus, 117 | |||||
Element category | Unknown | |||||
Group, Period, Block | 17, 7, p | |||||
Appearance | Unknown | |||||
Standard atomic weight | Unknown g·mol−1 | |||||
Electron configuration | Unknown | |||||
Electrons per shell | 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 7 | |||||
Phase | Unknown | |||||
CAS registry number | 87658-56-8 | |||||
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Ununseptium (pronounced /ˌjuːnənˈsɛptiəm/ or /ˌʌnənˈsɛptiəm/) is the temporary name of an undiscovered chemical element in the periodic table that has the temporary symbol Uus and the atomic number 117. Its half-life presumably will be 3 nanoseconds[citation needed]. It is expected to decay by alpha decay to element 115.
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Ununseptium has not yet been discovered. As of March 2008, no attempt to synthesize this element has been reported.
Theoretical calculations in a quantum tunneling model with mass estimates from a macroscopic-microscopic model predict the alpha-decay half-lives of isotopes of the element 117 (namely, 289-303117) to be around 0.1-40 ms.
Certain chemical properties, such as bond lengths, are predicted to differ from what one would expect based on periodic trends from the lighter halogens (because of relativistic effects). Ununseptium may show semimetal properties as well.
The name ununseptium is a systematic element name, used as a placeholder until it is confirmed by other research groups and the IUPAC decides on a name. Usually, the name suggested by the discoverer(s) is chosen.