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Reference:Wikipedia said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ununbium"
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Reference:Wikipedia said:Ununbium is a temporary IUPAC systematic element name for a chemical element in the periodic table that has the temporary symbol Uub and the atomic number 112.
Element 112 is the latest superheavy element to be officially recognised by IUPAC. The most stable isotope discovered to date is 285 112 with a_half-life of ~30 s. In total, about 60 atoms of Ununbium have been detected using various nuclear reactions. An unconfirmed isotope, 285 112, has a possible_half-life of ~9 minutes, and would be one of the longest-lived superheavy isotopes known to date.
Recent experiments strongly suggest that element 112 behaves as a typical member of group 12, demonstrating properties consistent with a volatile metal.
In May 2009, the JWP reported on the claims of discovery of element 112 again and officially recognised the GSI team as the discoverers of element 112. This decision was based on recent confirmation of the decay properties of daughter nuclei as well as the confirmatory experiments at RIKEN.
The atomic number of Ununbium element 112 is 112, meaning it has 112 protons in its nucleus.
Ununbium element 112 was discovered in 1996 by a team of scientists at the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research in Germany.
Ununbium element 112 is a synthetic element that is highly radioactive and unstable, with a half-life of only a few milliseconds. It is also predicted to have a high melting and boiling point, and may fall into the noble gas group on the periodic table.
Ununbium element 112 was created through the bombardment of zinc-70 atoms with lead-208 atoms in a particle accelerator. This process, known as nuclear fusion, produced a small amount of Ununbium-272, which quickly decayed into other elements.
Currently, Ununbium element 112 has no known practical applications due to its short half-life and high radioactivity. However, it is important in scientific research as it helps to expand our understanding of the periodic table and nuclear physics.