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The chemistry of superheavy element 114 is reviewed. The ground state of element 114 is closed shell [112]7s27p21/2 and shows a distinct chemical inertness (low reactivity). This inertness makes it rather difficult to study the atom-ata-time chemistry of 114 in the gas or liquid phase.
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