Ogenesson-Discovery, Properties, And Applications

Oganesson (Og) is a synthetic element and has the atomic number 118. It is named after the Russian physicist Yuri Oganessian, who contributed significantly to the discovery of superheavy elements.

Oganesson was first synthesized in 2002 by a team of Russian and American scientists at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) in Dubna, Russia.

Property	Value
Name	Oganesson
Symbol	Og
Atomic number	118
Relative atomic mass (Ar)	Unknown, probably a colorless gas
Standard state	Presumably a gas at 298 K
Appearance	Group in the periodic table
Classification	Non-metallic
Period in the periodic table	18
Group name	Noble gas
Block in the periodic table	7
Block in periodic table	p
Shell structure	2.8.18.32.32.18.8
CAS Registry	54144-19-3

Physical Properties

Oganesson is a radioactive and highly unstable element. It is a member of the noble gases group and is expected to be a gas at room temperature. It has the highest atomic mass of any known element and is also one of the heaviest elements, making it difficult to study its physical properties.

Chemical Properties

Oganesson is a member of the noble gases group, which means that it is chemically inert and does not form compounds easily. However, theoretical calculations suggest that it could potentially form weakly bound compounds with certain elements, such as fluorine and chlorine.

Facts

• Oganesson was previously known as ununoctium, which means one-one-eight in Latin, as a reference to its atomic number.
• It is the only noble gas that is not found in nature.
• Oganesson has an extremely short half-life, with the most stable isotope having a half-life of only 0.69 milliseconds.

Applications: Due to its unstable and radioactive nature, oganesson currently has no practical applications. Its discovery has primarily contributed to our understanding of the nature of superheavy elements and the periodic table.