Hassium Reduction

Chemical Formula: Hs
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Hassium is a chemical element with symbol Hs and atomic number 108. It is a synthetic element (an element that can be created in a laboratory but is not found in nature) and radioactive; the most stable known isotope, 269Hs, has a half-life of approximately 9.7 seconds, although an unconfirmed metastable state, 277mHs, may have a longer half-life of about 130 seconds. More than 100 atoms of hassium have been synthesized to date. It is synthesized by fusing two lighter elements together.
Chemistry experiments have confirmed that hassium behaves as the heavier homologue to osmium. The chemical properties of hassium are characterized only partly, but they compare well with the chemistry of the other group 8 elements. In bulk quantities, hassium is expected to be a silvery metal that reacts readily with oxygen in the air, forming a volatile tetroxide.

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