General
States
Energies
Oxidation & Electrons
Appearance & Characteristics
Reactions
Compounds
Radius
Conductivity
Abundance & Isotopes



107
Bh
262
Bohrium
Bohrium Radioactive
Bohrium is Radioactive.

General:

Name: Bohrium Symbol: Bh
Type: Transition metal Atomic weight: 262.12
Density @ 293 K: 37 g/cm3 (est) Atomic volume: cm3/mol
Discovered: First produced in the USSR in 1976, verified in 1981 at the GSI in Darmstadt, Germany.

States

State (s, l, g): solid
Melting point: ) no data Boiling point: no data

Energies

Specific heat capacity: J g-1 K-1 Heat of atomization: kJ mol-1
Heat of fusion: kJ mol-1 Heat of vaporization: kJ mol-1
1st ionization energy: 660 kJ mol-1 (est) 2nd ionization energy: kJ mol-1
3rd ionization energy: kJ mol-1 Electron affinity: kJ mol-1

Oxidation & Electrons

Shells: 2,8,18,32,32,13,2 Electron configuration: [Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2
Minimum oxidation number: Maximum oxidation number:
Min. common oxidation no.: Max. common oxidation no.:
Electronegativity (Pauling Scale): Polarizability volume: Å3

Appearance & Characteristics

Structure: unknown Color: steel gray (est)
Uses: Research interest only Hardness: mohs
Harmful effects: radioactive
Characteristics:A synthetically made radioactive element. Only a few atoms have ever been produced. Bohrium decays very rapidly through the emission of α-particles.

Reactions

Reaction with air: Reaction with 6 M HCl:
Reaction with 15 M HNO3: Reaction with 6 M NaOH:

Compounds

Oxide(s): Chloride(s):
Hydride(s):

Radius

Atomic radius: pm Ionic radius (1+ ion): pm
Ionic radius (2+ ion): pm Ionic radius (3+ ion): pm
Ionic radius (2- ion): pm Ionic radius (1- ion): pm

Conductivity

Thermal conductivity: W m-1 K-1 Electrical conductivity: S cm-1

Abundance & Isotopes

Abundance earth's crust: none
Abundance solar system:
Cost, pure: $ per 100g
Cost, bulk: $ per 100g
Source: Bohrium is produced synthetically by cold fusion.
Isotopes:Bohrium has three isotopes whose half-lives are known; 261Bh, 262Bh and 264Bh.