Copernicium

By Jesse Russell

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Copernicium ( /koʊpərˈnɪsiəm/ koh-pər-nis-ee-əm) is a chemical element with symbol Cn and atomic number 112. It is an extremely radioactive synthetic element that on Earth can only be created in a laboratory. The most stable known isotope, copernicium-285, has a half-life of approximately 29 seconds, but it is possible that this copernicium isotope may have an isomer with a longer half-life, 8.9 min. It was first created in 1996 by the Gesellschaft f r Schwerionenforschung (GSI; Centre for Heavy Ion Research). It is named after the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 5510512601
• ISBN13: 9785510512601
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Book on Demand Ltd.
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.3" x 11.0"