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Transition metal

Dubnium

Z 105A 268mass 268

Atomic model

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Every nucleon is drawn individually — 105 protons and 163 neutrons packed into the nucleus, with 105 electrons on shells outside.

105+1
Protons

Set the element — change this and it becomes a different atom.

1630
Neutrons

Change only these and you get a different isotope of the same element.

105−1
Electrons

Sit outside the nucleus and decide the chemistry, not the element.

Element data

Nucleons
268 (105 p + 163 n)
Electron shells
2 · 8 · 18 · 32 · 32 · 11 · 2
Valence shell
2 electrons
Atomic mass
268 u
Stability

Dubnium has no measured radioactive isotope in this lab — its nuclei are stable, so decay must be shown as an illustration.

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