Livermorium
chemical element with the atomic number of 116 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Livermorium is a radioactive chemical element that has the chemical symbol Lv and the atomic number 116. Its longest half-life lasts only 47 milliseconds. The element is named in honor of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
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It was first discovered in 2000 by the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Russia. Its name was originally "Ununhexium" (Uuh) as a placeholder name meaning "one-one-six-ium" in Latin, but it changed on May 30st, 2012, when the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry changed it.[1]
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Uses
It currently has no use as chemists are researching it now.
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