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Definition of the Rutherfordium Element
An artificially produced radioactive element with atomic number
104 whose most long-lived isotopes have mass numbers of 253, 255,
257, and 259 with half-lives of 1.8, 1.6, 4.7, and 3.4 seconds,
respectively.
Origin / Meaning of the name
Rutherfordium
Named in honor of Ernest Rutherford, a New Zealand chemist and
physicist.
Classification of the Rutherfordium Element
Rutherfordium is
classified as a "Transition Metal" which are located in Groups 3 -
12 of the Periodic Table. An Element classified as a Transition
Metals is ductile, malleable, and able to conduct electricity and
heat.
Facts about the History and Discovery of the
Rutherfordium
Element and its other names
First synthesized at the Joint Nuclear Research Institute at
Dubna, in Russia, in 1964 - leading to the name Dubnium (Db).
Rutherfordium was
synthesized by Albert Ghiorso in 1969
at the University of California and named in honor of Ernest
Rutherford, a New Zealand chemist and physicist.
Also named as Kurchatovium (Ku) in honor of Igor Vasilevich
Kurchatov (1903-1960) the former Head of Soviet Nuclear Research
IUPAC - the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
adopted Unnilquadium (symbol Unq) as a temporary name
Occurrence the Rutherfordium Element
Man-made
Associated Uses of Rutherfordium
No known uses
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