Hassium is a synthetic element with the symbol Hs and atomic number 108. It is part of the transuranium elements and is classified as a superheavy element in the periodic table. Hassium is named after the German state of Hesse, where it was first synthesized in 1984 by a team of scientists at the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research in Darmstadt, Germany.
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