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hassium

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has·si·um (häs-m)
n. Symbol Hs
A radioactive synthetic element whose longest-lived isotopes have mass numbers of 264 and 265 with half-lives of 0.08 millisecond and 2 milliseconds. Atomic number 108.


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A iron (Fe) B hassium (Hs) C osmium (Os) D francium (Fr) 3.
First created in 1984, hassium doesn't exist in nature--it must be made by combining the nuclei of lighter elements.
ARGON starts in ring 2, as do BARIUM, BORON and CERIUM; IRON and NEON both start in ring 3; TIN starts in ring 5; LEAD starts in ring 7; HASSIUM and IODINE start in ring 8; and SILVER starts in ring 10.
 
 
 
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