Element 112, known as Copernicium, is a synthetic element that was first created in 1996 by a team of scientists at the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research in Germany. It is named after the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus and is represented by the symbol Cn. Copernicium is classified as a transition metal and is located in group 10 of the periodic table. Due to its instability, Copernicium has no significant commercial applications and is primarily used for research purposes. It has a very short half-life, with its most stable isotope, Cn-285, lasting only about 29 seconds before decaying into lighter elements. Scientists continue to study Copernicium to better understand the properties of superheavy elements.