Discovered in: 1996

Discovered by: S. Hoffmann, V. Ninov, F. Hessberger, P. Armbruster and G. Munzenberg and others of Germany.

Description: Ununbium is a temporary IUPAC name. Ununbium is a highly radioactive metal. It has never been found naturally and only a few 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 mercury. Ununbium is too rare to have any commercial or industrial application. The most stable isotope of ununbium has a half-life of a thousandth of a second.

Biological Rating: No known benefits for life processes in plants and animals. Biological Benefits: Ununbium has no biological use.

Percentage Amount in the Human Body: 0 %

Obtained from: Ununbium is obtained by the fusion process of bombarding lead with zinc.