fluoor

Fluoor is a hypothetical element with the symbol Fl and atomic number 120. It is predicted to be an alkaline earth metal and would be located in Group 2 and Period 8 of the periodic table. As such, fluoor would be expected to have chemical properties similar to other alkaline earth metals, such as calcium and strontium, although relativistic effects might lead to some deviations.

Due to its extremely high atomic number, fluoor is predicted to be highly unstable and radioactive, with a very short half-life. Its synthesis, if achieved, would likely involve the fusion of heavy atomic nuclei in particle accelerators. Scientists are interested in synthesizing superheavy elements like fluoor to test the limits of nuclear stability and to explore the "island of stability," a theoretical region where superheavy isotopes with specific numbers of protons and neutrons might have significantly longer half-lives.

The discovery and characterization of fluoor would represent a significant advancement in nuclear physics and chemistry. However, no experimental evidence for the existence of fluoor has been reported to date. Its theoretical properties are primarily derived from extrapolations of periodic trends and advanced nuclear models. The name "fluoor" is a placeholder and would be subject to official naming conventions by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) upon its confirmed discovery.