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Discovery of copernicium

Copernicium is a synthetic chemical element; it has symbol Cn and atomic number 112. Its known isotopes are extremely radioactive, and have only been created in a laboratory. The most stable known isotope, copernicium-285, has a half-life of approximately 30 seconds.

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  1. Discovery of darmstadtiumNovember 9, 1994
  2. Discovery of roentgeniumDecember 8, 1994
  3. Discovery of copernicium (this page)1996
  4. Discovery of fleroviumJanuary 1999
  5. Discovery of livermoriumJuly 2000
  6. Discovery of oganessonJune 2002

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