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#108 Hs - Hassium

Discovered in: 1984

Discovered by: Peter Armbruster and Gottfried Munzenberg of Germany.

Description: Named from the Latin word for the German state, hassium is a highly radioactive metal. It has never been found naturally and only a small number of atoms have been produced in laboratories. Its chemistry and appearance are not known with any certainty, although the chemistry is believed to be similar to osmium. Hassium is too rare to have any commercial or industrial application. The most stable isotope of hassium has a half-life of 0.002 seconds.

Biological Rating: No known benefits for life processes in plants and animals.

Biological Benefits: Hassium has no biological use.

Percentage Amount in the Human Body: 0 %

Obtained from: Hassium is obtained by the fusion process of bombarding lead with iron.

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