Discovered in: 1994

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

Description: Ununnilium is a temporary IUPAC name. Ununnilium 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 platinum. Ununnilium is too rare to have any commercial or industrial application. The most stable isotope of ununnilium has a half-life of a fraction of a thousandth of a second

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

Percentage Amount in the Human Body: 0 %

Obtained from: Ununnilium is obtained by the fusion process of bombarding lead with nickel.