Superheavy element flerovium is likely to be a liquid at room temperature

By Katrina Krämer2022-09-02T08:30:00

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Element 114 predicted to be a volatile semiconductor with a melting point around 10°C

The first estimate of superheavy element flerovium’s melting point predicts that it is likely a liquid at room temperature. And although element 114 has a closed-shell configuration similar to a noble gas, computational simulations are now showing it does not behave as such in many ways.