108Hs Hassium
Year Discovered
1984
Discovered By
Peter Armbruster and Gottfried Munzenberg of Germany
Biological Rating
Not necessary for life.
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 Benefits
Hassium has no biological use.
Role in Life Processes
No known benefits for life processes in plants and animals.
Sources
Hassium is obtained by the fusion process of bombarding lead with iron.