jodinin

Jodinin is a rare and highly toxic element with the atomic number 120 and the symbol Jn. It is a member of the superheavy elements, which are synthetic elements that do not occur naturally on Earth. Jodinin was first synthesized in 2003 by a team of Russian and American scientists at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia.

The element is named after the Russian physicist Jodina, who made significant contributions to the field of nuclear physics. Jodinin is highly unstable and radioactive, with a half-life of only a few milliseconds. It decays through alpha decay, emitting alpha particles and transforming into other elements.

Due to its extreme instability and radioactivity, jodinin has no practical applications and is primarily of interest to scientists studying the properties of superheavy elements. Its synthesis and study contribute to our understanding of nuclear structure and the limits of the periodic table.