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Tennessine is a synthetic and highly radioactive element located at position 117 in the periodic table. It was discovered in 2010 and named after the U.S. state of Tennessee. Most of its properties are based on observations of the extremely small number of atoms produced to date and theoretical calculations. Classification and Fundamental Properties Tennessine (Ts) is an element in period 7 and group 17 (the halogen group) of the periodic table. Its expected electron configuration is [Rn] 5f¹⁴6d