rutherfordium meaning

Noun: rutherfordium  `rúdhu'fordeeum

1. A radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized
   - Rf, unnilquadium, Unq, element 104, atomic number 104

Derived forms: rutherfordiums

Type of: chemical element, element

Encyclopedia: Rutherfordium

[Electronics]
Symbol, Rf. Also called unnilquadium (Unq) and kurchatovium (Ku). Atomic number, 104. The most common isotope has atomic weight 261. Classified as a transition metal. It has a half-life on the order of a few seconds to a few tenths of a second (depending on the isotope), is human-made, and is not known to occur in nature.

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1. Element 104 : dubnium; changed from rutherfordium ( or kurchatovium ).
2. Element 106 : rutherfordium; changed from seaborgium.
3. The chemical element rutherfordium ( element 104 ) was named after him in 1997.
4. Thus, for the larger rutherfordium ion, the complexes, and are possible.
5. For example, the nuclear fusion of californium-249 and carbon-12 creates rutherfordium-261.