Db - Dubnium

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Db
Dubnium

Dubnium Element Information, Facts, Properties, Trends, Uses, Comparison with other elements

Element 105 of Periodic table is Dubnium with atomic number 105, atomic weight 262. Dubnium, symbol Db, has a Body Centered Cubic structure and color. Dubnium is a Transition Metal element. It is part of group 5 (vanadium family). Know everything about Dubnium Facts, Physical Properties, Chemical Properties, Electronic configuration, Atomic and Crystal Structure.

Dubnium is a chemical element with symbol Db and atomic number 105. It is named after the town of Dubna in Russia (north of Moscow), where it was first produced. 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, dubnium-268, has a half-life of approximately 28 hours.

It belongs to group 5 of the periodic table having trivial name null. You can also download Printable Periodic Table of Elements Flashcards for Dubnium in a PDF format.

Dubnium Facts

Read key information and facts about element Dubnium

NameDubnium
Atomic Number105
Atomic SymbolDb
Atomic Weight262
PhaseSolid
Color-
Appearance-
ClassificationTransition Metal
Natural OccuranceSynthetic
Group in Periodic Table5
Group Namevanadium family
Period in Periodic Tableperiod 7
Block in Periodic Tabled-block
Electronic Configuration[Rn] 5f14 6d3 7s2
Electronic Shell Structure (Electrons per shell)2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 11, 2
Melting Point-
Boiling Point-
CAS NumberCAS53850-35-4
Neighborhood Elements
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1
1
H
Hydrogen
1.008

Atomic #

Electronic Shell #

Symbol
Name
Atomic Weight
HGas
HgLiquid
CSolid
Metals
Metalloids
NonMetals
Alkali metals
Alkali earth metals
Lanthanoids
Transition metals
Post-transition metals
Other nonmetals
Halogens
Nobel gas
Actinoids
2
He
Helium
4.003
2
3
Li
Lithium
6.941
4
Be
Beryllium
9.012
5
B
Boron
10.811
6
C
Carbon
12.011
7
N
Nitrogen
14.007
8
O
Oxygen
15.999
9
F
Fluorine
18.998
10
Ne
Neon
20.180
3
11
Na
Sodium
22.990
12
Mg
Magnesium
24.305
13
Al
Aluminium
26.982
14
Si
Silicon
28.085
15
P
Phosphorus
30.974
16
S
Sulfur
32.065
17
Cl
Chlorine
35.453
18
Ar
Argon
39.948
4
19
K
Potassium
39.098
20
Ca
Calcium
40.078
21
Sc
Scandium
44.956
22
Ti
Titanium
47.867
23
V
Vanadium
50.941
24
Cr
Chromium
51.996
25
Mn
Manganese
54.938
26
Fe
Iron
55.845
27
Co
Cobalt
58.933
28
Ni
Nickel
58.693
29
Cu
Copper
63.546
30
Zn
Zinc
65.409
31
Ga
Gallium
69.723
32
Ge
Germanium
72.640
33
As
Arsenic
74.922
34
Se
Selenium
78.960
35
Br
Bromine
79.904
36
Kr
Krypton
83.798
5
37
Rb
Rubidium
85.468
38
Sr
Strontium
87.620
39
Y
Yttrium
88.906
40
Zr
Zirconium
91.224
41
Nb
Niobium
92.906
42
Mo
Molybdenum
95.940
43
Tc
Technetium
98
44
Ru
Ruthenium
101.070
45
Rh
Rhodium
102.906
46
Pd
Palladium
106.420
47
Ag
Silver
107.868
48
Cd
Cadmium
112.411
49
In
Indium
114.818
50
Sn
Tin
118.710
51
Sb
Antimony
121.760
52
Te
Tellurium
127.600
53
I
Iodine
126.904
54
Xe
Xenon
131.293
6
55
Cs
Cesium
132.905
56
Ba
Barium
137.327
57 - 71
La - Lu
Lanthanides
72
Hf
Hafnium
178.490
73
Ta
Tantalum
180.948
74
W
Tungsten
183.840
75
Re
Rhenium
186.207
76
Os
Osmium
190.230
77
Ir
Iridium
192.217
78
Pt
Platinum
195.078
79
Au
Gold
196.967
80
Hg
Mercury
200.590
81
Tl
Thallium
204.383
82
Pb
Lead
207.200
83
Bi
Bismuth
208.980
84
Po
Polonium
209
85
At
Astatine
210
86
Rn
Radon
222
7
87
Fr
Francium
223
88
Ra
Radium
226
89 - 103
Ac - Lr
Actinides
104
Rf
Rutherfordium
261
105
Db
Dubnium
262
106
Sg
Seaborgium
266
107
Bh
Bohrium
264
108
Hs
Hassium
269
109
Mt
Meitnerium
268
110
Ds
Darmstadtium
281
111
Rg
Roentgenium
272
112
Cn
Copernicium
285
113
Nh
Nihonium
284
114
Fl
Flerovium
289
115
Mc
Moscovium
288
116
Lv
Livermorium
292
117
Ts
Tennessine
294
118
Og
Oganesson
294
Lanthanides
57
La
Lanthanum
138.905
58
Ce
Cerium
140.116
59
Pr
Praseodymium
140.908
60
Nd
Neodymium
144.240
61
Pm
Promethium
145
62
Sm
Samarium
150.360
63
Eu
Europium
151.964
64
Gd
Gadolinium
157.250
65
Tb
Terbium
158.925
66
Dy
Dysprosium
162.500
67
Ho
Holmium
164.930
68
Er
Erbium
167.259
69
Tm
Thulium
168.934
70
Yb
Ytterbium
173.040
71
Lu
Lutetium
174.967
Actinides
89
Ac
Actinium
227
90
Th
Thorium
232.038
91
Pa
Protactinium
231.036
92
U
Uranium
238.029
93
Np
Neptunium
237
94
Pu
Plutonium
244
95
Am
Americium
243
96
Cm
Curium
247
97
Bk
Berkelium
247
98
Cf
Californium
251
99
Es
Einsteinium
252
100
Fm
Fermium
257
101
Md
Mendelevium
258
102
No
Nobelium
259
103
Lr
Lawrencium
262

How to Locate Dubnium on Periodic Table

Periodic table is arranged by atomic number, number of protons in the nucleus which is same as number of electrons. The atomic number increases from left to right. Periodic table starts at top left ( Atomic number 1) and ends at bottom right (atomic number 118). Therefore you can directly look for atomic number 105 to find Dubnium on periodic table.

Another way to read periodic table and locate an element is by using group number (column) and period number (row). To locate Dubnium on periodic table look for cross section of group 5 and period 7 in the modern periodic table.

Dubnium History

The element Dubnium was discovered by A. Ghiorso, M. Nurmia, K. Eskola, J. Harris and P. Eskola in year 1970 in Russia and United States. Dubnium was first isolated by in . Dubnium derived its name from Dubna, Russia.

Discovered By A. Ghiorso, M. Nurmia, K. Eskola, J. Harris and P. Eskola
Discovery Date 1970 in Russia and United States
First Isolation
Isolated by

Prepared by bombardment of californium with nitrogen atoms.

Dubnium Uses

The element Dubnium has No uses outside scientific research. Since element Dubnium has extremely short half-lives

Dubnium Presence: Abundance in Nature and Around Us

As Dubnium is a Synthetic element, the abundance of Dubnium in Universe, Sun, Meteorites, Earth's Crust, Oceans and Human Body in either not known or they have a very short half life.

Crystal Structure of Dubnium

The solid state structure of Dubnium is Body Centered Cubic.

The Crystal structure can be described in terms of its unit Cell. The unit Cells repeats itself in three dimensional space to form the structure.

Unit Cell Parameters

The unit cell is represented in terms of its lattice parameters, which are the lengths of the cell edges Lattice Constants (a, b and c)

abc

and the angles between them Lattice Angles (alpha, beta and gamma).

alphabetagamma

The positions of the atoms inside the unit cell are described by the set of atomic positions ( xi, yi, zi) measured from a reference lattice point.

The symmetry properties of the crystal are described by the concept of space groups. All possible symmetric arrangements of particles in three-dimensional space are described by the 230 space groups (219 distinct types, or 230 if chiral copies are considered distinct.

Space Group Name-
Space Group Number-
Crystal StructureBody Centered Cubic
Number of atoms per unit cell2
105 Db Dubnium - Crystal Structure | SchoolMyKids

The number of atoms per unit cell in a simple cubic, face-centered cubic and body-centred cubic are 1,4,2 respectively.

Dubnium Atomic and Orbital Properties

Dubnium atoms have 105 electrons and the electronic shell structure is [2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 11, 2] with Atomic Term Symbol (Quantum Numbers) 4F3/2.

Atomic Number105
Number of Electrons (with no charge)105
Number of Protons105
Mass Number262
Number of Neutrons157
Shell structure (Electrons per energy level)2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 11, 2
Electron Configuration[Rn] 5f14 6d3 7s2
Valence Electrons6d3 7s2
Valence (Valency)5
Main Oxidation States5
Oxidation States5
Atomic Term Symbol (Quantum Numbers)4F3/2

Bohr Atomic Model of Dubnium - Electrons per energy level

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Ground State Electronic Configuration of Dubnium - neutral Dubnium atom

Abbreviated electronic configuration of Dubnium

The ground state abbreviated electronic configuration of Neutral Dubnium atom is [Rn] 5f14 6d3 7s2. The portion of Dubnium configuration that is equivalent to the noble gas of the preceding period, is abbreviated as [Rn]. For atoms with many electrons, this notation can become lengthy and so an abbreviated notation is used. This is important as it is the Valence electrons 6d3 7s2, electrons in the outermost shell that determine the chemical properties of the element.

Unabbreviated electronic configuration of neutral Dubnium

Complete ground state electronic configuration for the Dubnium atom, Unabbreviated electronic configuration

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 5f14 6d3 7s2

Electrons are filled in atomic orbitals as per the order determined by the Aufbau principle, Pauli Exclusion Principle and Hund’s Rule.

As per the Aufbau principle the electrons will occupy the orbitals having lower energies before occupying higher energy orbitals. According to this principle, electrons are filled in the following order: 1s, 2s, 2p, 3s, 3p, 4s, 3d, 4p, 5s, 4d, 5p, 6s, 4f, 5d, 6p, 7s, 5f, 6d, 7p…

The Pauli exclusion principle states that a maximum of two electrons, each having opposite spins, can fit in an orbital.

Hund's rule states that every orbital in a given subshell is singly occupied by electrons before a second electron is filled in an orbital.

Electron configuration of Dubnium

Atomic Structure of Dubnium

Dubnium atomic radius is -, while it's covalent radius is -.

Atomic Radius Calculated-
Atomic Radius Empirical-
Atomic Volume-
Covalent Radius-
Van der Waals Radius-
Neutron Cross Section-
Neutron Mass Absorption -

Spectral Lines of Dubnium - Atomic Spectrum of Dubnium

A spectral line is a dark or bright line in an otherwise uniform and continuous spectrum, resulting from an excess or deficiency of photons in a narrow frequency range, compared with the nearby frequencies. Spectral lines are often used to identify atoms and molecules.

Spectral lines are the result of interaction between a quantum system and a single photon. A spectral line may be observed either as an emission line or an absorption line.

Spectral lines are highly atom-specific, and can be used to identify the chemical composition of any medium. Several elements, including helium, thallium, and caesium, were discovered by spectroscopic means. They are widely used to determine the physical conditions of stars and other celestial bodies that cannot be analyzed by other means.

Emission spectrum of Dubnium

Emission spectrum of Dubnium is not available

Absorption spectrum of Dubnium

Absorption spectrum of Dubnium is not available

Dubnium Chemical Properties: Dubnium Ionization Energies and electron affinity

The electron affinity of Dubnium is -.

Valence5
Electronegativity-
ElectronAffinity-

Ionization Energy of Dubnium

Ionization energy is the amount of energy required to remove an electron from an atom or molecule.in chemistry, this energy is expresed in kilocalories per mole (kcal/mol) or kilojoules per mole (kJ/mol).

Refer to table below for Ionization energies of Dubnium

Ionization energy numberEnthalpy - kJ/mol

Dubnium Physical Properties

Refer to below table for Dubnium Physical Properties

Density-
Molar Volume-

Elastic Properties

Young Modulus-
Shear Modulus-
Bulk Modulus -
Poisson Ratio-

Hardness of Dubnium - Tests to Measure of Hardness of Element

Mohs Hardness-
Vickers Hardness-
Brinell Hardness-

Dubnium Electrical Properties

Electrical resistivity measures element's electrical resistance or how strongly it resists electric current.The SI unit of electrical resistivity is the ohm-metre (Ω⋅m). While Electrical conductivity is the reciprocal of electrical resistivity. It represents a element's ability to conduct electric current. The SI unit of electrical conductivity is siemens per metre (S/m).

Dubnium is a -. Refer to table below for the Electrical properties of Dubnium

Electrical conductors -
Electrical Conductivity-
Resistivity-
Superconducting Point-

Dubnium Heat and Conduction Properties

Thermal Conductivity-
Thermal Expansion-

Dubnium Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Type-
Curie Point-
Mass Magnetic Susceptibility-
Molar Magnetic Susceptibility-
Volume Magnetic Susceptibility-

Optical Properties of Dubnium

Refractive Index-

Acoustic Properties of Dubnium

Speed of Sound-

Dubnium Thermal Properties - Enthalpies and thermodynamics

Refer to table below for Thermal properties of Dubnium

Melting Point-
Boiling Point-
Critical Temperature-
Superconducting Point-

Enthalpies of Dubnium

Heat of Fusion-
Heat of Vaporization-
Heat of Combustion-

Dubnium Isotopes - Nuclear Properties of Dubnium

Dubnium has 16 isotopes, with between 255 and 270 nucleons. Dubnium has 0 stable naturally occuring isotopes.

Isotopes of Dubnium - Naturally occurring stable Isotopes: -.

IsotopeZNIsotope Mass% AbundanceT halfDecay Mode
255Db105150255Synthetic
256Db105151256Synthetic
257Db105152257Synthetic
258Db105153258Synthetic
259Db105154259Synthetic
260Db105155260Synthetic
261Db105156261Synthetic
262Db105157262Synthetic5.56 hAlphaEmission
263Db105158263Synthetic
264Db105159264Synthetic
265Db105160265Synthetic
266Db105161266Synthetic
267Db105162267Synthetic
268Db105163268Synthetic
269Db105164269Synthetic
270Db105165270Synthetic

Regulatory and Health - Health and Safety Parameters and Guidelines

The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) identifies hazard class of all dangerous elements/goods/commodities either by its class (or division) number or name. The DOT has divided these materials into nine different categories, known as Hazard Classes.

NFPA 704 is a Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response. NFPA is a standard maintained by the US based National Fire Protection Association.

The health (blue), flammability (red), and reactivity (yellow) rating all use a numbering scale ranging from 0 to 4. A value of zero means that the element poses no hazard; a rating of four indicates extreme danger.

Autoignition Point-
Flashpoint-

Database Search

List of unique identifiers to search the element in various chemical registry databases

DatabaseIdentifier number
CAS Number - Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)CAS53850-35-4
RTECS Number-
CID Number -
Gmelin Number-
NSC Number-

Compare Dubnium with other elements

Compare Dubnium with Group 5, Period 7 and Transition Metal elements of the periodic table.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Find the answers to the most frequently asked questions about Dubnium

The electronic configuration of Dubnium is 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 5f14 6d3 7s2.

The abbreviated electronic configuration of Dubnium is [Rn] 5f14 6d3 7s2. To form abbreviated notation of electronic configuration, the completely filled subshells are replaced by the noble gas of the preceding period in square brackets.

Symbol of Dubnium is Db. Dubnium is a chemical element with symbol Db and atomic number 105.

Dubnium is a chemical element with the symbol Db and atomic number 105. Dubnium is the 105 element on the periodic table. It is located in group 5 and period 7 in the modern periodic table.

The atomic number of Dubnium is 105.

Dubnium is of color.

The element Dubnium was discovered by A. Ghiorso, M. Nurmia, K. Eskola, J. Harris and P. Eskola in year 1970 in Russia and United States. Dubnium was first isolated by undefined in undefined.

Dubnium has 5 valence electrons. Dubnium has 105 electrons out of which 5 valence electrons are present in the 6d3 7s2 outer orbitals of atom.

Melting Point of Dubnium is Unknown.

Boiling Point of Dubnium is Unknown.

Melting Point of Dubnium in Kelvin is Unknown.

Boiling Point of Dubnium in Kelvin is Unknown.

Melting Point of Dubnium in Celsius is Unknown.

Boiling Point of Dubnium in Celsius is Unknown.

Melting Point of Dubnium in Fahrenheit is Unknown.

Boiling Point of Dubnium in Fahrenheit is Unknown.

The electronic configuration of Dubnium will be 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 5f14 6d3 7s2.

The electronic configuration of Dubnium will be 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 5f14 6d3 7s2.