Ds
Darmstadtium
Transactinide
Darmstadtium is a synthetic element named after Darmstadt, Germany. Only a handful of atoms have ever been created.
Key Facts
Atomic Number
110
Atomic Weight
281
State
Solid
Half-life
12.7 seconds (Ds-281)
Discovered
1994
Sigurd Hofmann and colleagues
Overview
Description
Darmstadtium is a synthetic element named after Darmstadt, Germany. Only a handful of atoms have ever been created.
Discovery
Darmstadtium was discovered in 1994 by Sigurd Hofmann and colleagues.