Hafnium


 * Element Name**: Hafnium


 * Element Symbol**: Hf


 * Atomic Mass**: 178[[image:Hafnium.png width="216" height="288" align="right"]]


 * Atomic Number**: 72


 * Protons**: 72


 * Electrons**: 72


 * Discovery**: Dirk Coster and George Charles Von Hevesty in 1923


 * How it was named**: Hafnia meaning Copenhagen in Latin


 * State of matter**: Solid


 * Melting point**: 2233°c


 * Boiling point**: 4603°c


 * Characteristics**: Color, grey steel, resistant to rust, shiny silvery ductile, and metal


 * Interesting facts**: Found in Denmark, named in honor of the city that discovered it

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