Hassium
Atomic Number: 108
Symbol: Hs
Atomic Weight: [269]
Discovery: Peter Armbruster, Gottfried Munzenber and co-workers at GSI in Darmstadt, Germany in 1984
Electron Configuration: [Rn] 7s2 5f14 6d6
Word Origin: Latin Hassias meaning Hess or Hesse, the German state, where this element was first produced
Element Classification: Transition Metal
References: Los Alamos National Laboratory (2001), Crescent Chemical Company (2001), Lange's Handbook of Chemistry (1952), CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics (18th Ed.)
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