Copernicium was discovered by S. Hofmann, V. Ninov, F. P. Hessberger, P. Armbruster, H. Folger, G. Münzenberg, and others at 1996 in Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (GSI) in Darmstadt, Germany.. Origin of name: the temporary systematic IUPAC nomenclature is ununbium but the discoverors have now suggested the name copernicium..
Atomic Number: 112
Atomic Weight: 285
Melting Point: Unknown
Boiling Point: Unknown
Density: Unknown
Phase at Room Temperature: Expected to be a Solid
Element Classification:Metal
Period Number: 7 Group Number: 12 Group Name: none