Quick Facts
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Symbol | Ds |
| Atomic Number | 110 |
| Atomic Mass | [281] u |
| Category | Transition Metal |
| Period | 7 |
| Group | 10 |
| Block | d |
| Electron Configuration | [Rn] 5f¹⁴ 6d⁸ 7s² |
History and Discovery
Discovered by: Sigurd Hofmann and colleagues Year of Discovery: 1994 Location: GSI, Darmstadt, Germany
Etymology
Named after Darmstadt, Germany, location of GSI.
Interesting Facts
- Named after the city of Darmstadt
- Predicted to resemble platinum
- Most stable isotope has about 14-second half-life
- Only a few atoms have been produced
- Properties predicted but not experimentally verified