Meitnerium (Mt)
transition-metalSolid
Masse atomique relative standard
[278]Configuration électronique
[Rn] 7s2 5f14 6d7 (Calculé)Point de fusion
N/DPoint d’ébullition
N/DMasse volumique
3,74e+4 kg/m³États d’oxydation
+1, +3, +4, +6, +8, +9Électronégativité (Pauling)
N/DÉnergie d’ionisation (1re)
N/DAnnée de découverte
1982Rayon atomique
128 pmDétails
Meitnerium is a synthetic transactinide element in group 9, below cobalt, rhodium, and iridium. It has been made only atom by atom in heavy-ion accelerator experiments, and all known isotopes are radioactive with very short half-lives. Its chemistry is expected to be influenced strongly by relativistic effects, but direct chemical data are extremely limited or absent. The element is chiefly significant for nuclear-structure studies of the heaviest nuclei.
Meitnerium does not occur naturally in the Earth’s crust. Meitnerium was first synthesized by German scientists at the GSI Center for Heavy Ion Research in Darmstadt, Germany in 1984 using the nuclear reaction 209Bi (58Fe, n) 266MtHs. The element is named for the physicist, Lise Meitner (Fig. IUPAC.109.1), who discovered the element protactinium [653], [655]. Meitnerium is used only for scientific research.
Meitnerium is named after Lise Meitner.
Meitnerium was first produced by Peter Armbruster, Gottfried Münzenber and their team working at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany in 1982. They bombarded atoms of bismuth-209 with ions of iron-58 with a device known as a linear accelerator. This produced atoms of meitnerium-266, an isotope with a half-life of about 3.8 milliseconds (0.0038 seconds), and a free neutron. Meitnerium's most stable isotope, meitnerium-278, has a half-life of about 8 seconds. It decays into bohrium-274 through alpha decay.
On August 29, 1982, physicists at the Heavy Ion Research Laboratory, Darmstadt, West Germany made and identified element 109 by bombing a target of 209Bi with accelerated nuclei of 58Fe. If the combined energy of two nuclei is sufficiently high, the repulsive forces between the nuclei can be overcome.
In this experiment, a week of target bombardment was required to produce a single fused nucleus. The team confirmed the existence of element 109 by four independent measurements. The newly formed atom recoiled from the target at predicted velocity and was separated from smaller, faster nuclei by a newly developed velocity filter. The time of flight to the detector and the striking energy were measured and found to match predicted values.
The nucleus of 266X started to decay 5 ms after striking the detector. A high-energy alpha particle was emitted, producing 262/107X. This in turn emitted an alpha particle, becoming 258/105Db, which in turn captured an electron and became 258/104Rf. This in turn decayed into other nuclides. This experiment demonstrated the feasibility of using fusion techniques as a method of making new, heavy nuclei.
No macroscopic sample of meitnerium has been prepared, so its visible appearance and bulk physical properties are unknown. Calculations usually treat it as a dense metallic solid under ordinary conditions, broadly analogous to the heavier platinum-group metals, but this remains unobserved.
Meitnerium has no practical commercial, medical, or industrial use. Its use is confined to basic research, where individual atoms are produced and identified through their decay chains. These experiments test models of nuclear stability, fusion-evaporation reactions, and detector methods for superheavy elements. Some meitnerium isotopes also appear as daughters in decay chains from still heavier synthetic elements, providing evidence used to link and verify those chains.
Since only small amounts of meitnerium have ever been produced, it currently has no uses outside of basic scientific research.
No bulk compound of meitnerium has been isolated, and its chemical behavior has not been characterized in ordinary laboratory quantities. As a group 9 element it is expected to show some resemblance to iridium, with metallic bonding and possible positive oxidation states, especially +3, in suitable compounds. Theoretical work has considered species such as meitnerium hexafluoride, MtF₆, and oxo or halide complexes, but these predictions have not been confirmed by direct compound isolation. Relativistic effects may alter ligand bonding compared with lighter homologues.
See more information at the Meitnerium compound page.
The safety concerns for meitnerium are radiological rather than chemical, because only individual atoms are produced. Known isotopes decay mainly by alpha emission and sometimes through decay modes that lead quickly to other radioactive nuclides. Chemical toxicity has not been measured and is not practically separable from the radiation hazard. Experiments require accelerator shielding, contamination control for radioactive targets and recoils, and remote handling appropriate to the associated nuclear materials.
Meitnerium has no confirmed natural occurrence and no known environmental cycle. Atoms made in accelerators are formed in targets, recoil separators, or detector systems and decay rapidly. The quantities are far too small and short-lived for observed transport, bioaccumulation, or ecological effects. Any environmental concern from its production would instead come from activated equipment, target materials, and daughter radionuclides handled in the laboratory.
Meitnerium has no commodity market, no industrial supply chain, and no recoverable stock. It is produced only in specialized nuclear physics facilities by bombarding heavy target nuclei with accelerated ions, commonly in fusion-evaporation reactions designed to make a few atoms. The limiting factors are accelerator time, target preparation, detection efficiency, and the very low reaction probability, not raw material demand. Recycling is not meaningful for the element itself because the atoms decay before collection as material.
Obtained by bombarding bismuth-209 with iron-58.
Meitnerium is not expected to be a primordial element, because its known isotopes are far too short-lived to survive since the formation of the Solar System. It may be formed fleetingly in extreme nucleosynthetic environments, if at all, but no extraterrestrial occurrence has been observed. Its relevance to cosmic chemistry is mainly theoretical, in discussions of the limits of nuclear stability.
- Meitnerium was first identified in experiments at GSI Darmstadt in 1982.
- It is named for the physicist Lise Meitner.
- The first reported isotope was ²⁶⁶Mt, made from bismuth and iron nuclei.
- Only atom-at-a-time nuclear decay data are available for most meitnerium isotopes.
- Meitnerium sits in the same periodic group as iridium, but its chemistry remains essentially untested.
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Propriétés
Propriétés physiques
- Rayon atomique (empirique)
- 128 pm Comparer : Rayon atomique (empirique) de tous les éléments →
- Masse volumique
- 3,74 × 104 kg/m³ Comparer : Masse volumique de tous les éléments →
Propriétés chimiques
- Affinité électronique
- 1,7 eV
- Énergie d’ionisation (5e)
- 50,000172 eV Comparer : Énergie d’ionisation (5e) de tous les éléments →
- États d’oxydation
- +1, +3, +4, +6, +8, +9 Comparer : États d’oxydation de tous les éléments →
- Électrons de valence
- 25 Comparer : Électrons de valence de tous les éléments →
- Configuration électronique
- [Rn] 7s2 5f14 6d7 (Calculé)
Propriétés thermodynamiques
N/D
Propriétés nucléaires
- Protons
- 109 Comparer : Protons de tous les éléments →
- Neutrons
- 170 Comparer : Neutrons de tous les éléments →
- Isotopes connus
- 18 Comparer : Isotopes connus de tous les éléments →
- Isotopes stables
- 0 Comparer : Isotopes stables de tous les éléments →
- Nombre de masse (isotope le plus stable)
- 278
- Isotope le plus stable
- Mt-279
- Année de découverte
- 1982
Abondance
N/D
Structure cristalline
N/D
Structure électronique
- Électrons par couche
- 7, 25 Comparer : Électrons par couche de tous les éléments →
Identifiants
- Numéro CAS
- 54038-01-6 Comparer : Numéro CAS de tous les éléments →
- InChI
- InChI=1S/Mt
- Clé InChI
- VAJSJTKWMRUWBF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Configuration électronique Prédit
——Données de configuration électronique indisponibles pour cet ion.
Modèle atomique
Les isotopes diffèrent par leur nombre de neutrons, leur masse et leur stabilité — pas par la configuration électronique de l’atome neutre.
N/D
Modèle atomique schématique, non à l’échelle.
Empreinte atomique
Spectre d’émission / d’absorption
Distribution isotopique
Aucun isotope stable.
| Nombre de masse | Masse atomique (u) | Abondance naturelle | Demi-vie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 274 Radioactif | 274,14724 ± 0,00038 | N/D | 850 ms |
| 270 Radioactif | 270,14033 ± 0,00018 | N/D | 800 ms |
| 273 Radioactif | 273,1444 ± 0,00052 | N/D | 800 ms |
| 276 Radioactif | 276,15159 ± 0,00059 | N/D | 700 ms |
| 271 Radioactif | 271,14074 ± 0,00035 | N/D | 400 ms |
Phase / État
Données de phase ou d’état indisponibles
Spectres atomiques
Affichage de 10 sur 94. Tri par charge ionique croissante.
Niveaux répertoriés ?
| Ion | Charge | Niveaux |
|---|---|---|
| Mt V | +4 | 2 |
| Mt VI | +5 | 1 |
| Mt VII | +6 | 1 |
| Mt VIII | +7 | 2 |
| Mt IX | +8 | 2 |
| Mt X | +9 | 2 |
| Mt XI | +10 | 2 |
| Mt XII | +11 | 2 |
| Mt XIII | +12 | 2 |
| Mt XIV | +13 | 2 |
Données de phase ou d’état indisponibles
Composés
Isotopes (5)
| Nombre de masse | Masse atomique (u) | Abondance naturelle | Demi-vie | Mode de désintégration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 274 Radioactif | 274,14724 ± 0,00038 | N/D | 850 ms | α =100% | |
| 270 Radioactif | 270,14033 ± 0,00018 | N/D | 800 ms | α ≈100% | |
| 273 Radioactif | 273,1444 ± 0,00052 | N/D | 800 ms | α ?SF ? | |
| 276 Radioactif | 276,15159 ± 0,00059 | N/D | 700 ms | α =100% | |
| 271 Radioactif | 271,14074 ± 0,00035 | N/D | 400 ms | α ? |
Propriétés étendues
Rayons covalents (données étendues)
- Rayon covalent (Pyykkö)
- 129 pm
- Rayon covalent (Pyykkö, liaison double)
- 125 pm
- Rayon covalent (Pyykkö, liaison triple)
- 113 pm
Échelles de numérotation
- Mendeleev
- 66
Polarisabilité et dispersion
- Polarisabilité dipolaire
- 34 a.u.
- Polarisabilité dipolaire (incertitude)
- 3 a.u.
Catégories d’états d’oxydation
Données de référence avancées
Modes de désintégration des isotopes (26)
| Isotope | Mode | Intensité |
|---|---|---|
| 265 | A | — |
| 266 | A | 100% |
| 266 | SF | — |
| 267 | A | — |
| 268 | A | 100% |
| 269 | A | — |
| 270 | A | 100% |
| 271 | A | — |
| 272 | A | — |
| 272 | SF | — |
Données complémentaires
Estimated Crustal Abundance
The estimated element abundance in the earth's crust.
Not Applicable
Références (1)
- [5] Meitnerium https://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele109.html
Estimated Oceanic Abundance
The estimated element abundance in the earth's oceans.
Not Applicable
Références (1)
- [5] Meitnerium https://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele109.html
Références
(8)
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Element data are cited from the Atomic weights of the elements (an IUPAC Technical Report). The IUPAC periodic table of elements can be found at https://iupac.org/what-we-do/periodic-table-of-elements/. Additional information can be found within IUPAC publication doi:10.1515/pac-2015-0703 Copyright © 2020 International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.
The information are cited from Pure Appl. Chem. 2018; 90(12): 1833-2092, https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0703.
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