Ts
Tennessine
Transactinide
Tennessine is a synthetic element named after Tennessee. It is the second-heaviest known element and predicted to be a halogen.
Key Facts
Atomic Number
117
Atomic Weight
294
State
Solid (predicted)
Half-life
0.08 seconds (Ts-294)
Discovered
2009
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Overview
Description
Tennessine is a synthetic element named after Tennessee. It is the second-heaviest known element and predicted to be a halogen.
Discovery
Tennessine was discovered in 2009 by Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.