Darmstadtium
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Darmstadtium is a synthetic element with a half life of less than one millisecond.[1]
| Darmstadtium | |
|---|---|
| Properties | |
| Atomic symbol | Ds |
| Atomic number | 110 |
| Classification | Transactinides |
| Atomic mass | 271 amu |
| Other Information | |
| Date of discovery | 1994 |
| Name of discoverer | S.Hofmann, V.Ninov, F.P.Heßberger, P.Armbruster, H.Folger, G.Münzenberg and H.J.Schött |
| Name origin | Named after Darmstadt, Germany, location of the discovery. |
| Uses | None. |
| Obtained from | Synthetic element produced by fusing two lighter elements in a heavy ion accelerator, for example 62Ni + 208Pb = 269Ds. |