Atomic Number 102 (Noun)
Meaning
A radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The nuclear physicists successfully created a small sample of the atomic number 102, a feat that had eluded them for years.
- Research into the chemical properties of the element with atomic number 102 is ongoing, but results have been challenging to interpret due to its highly radioactive nature.
- Nobelium, the element with atomic number 102, is not found naturally on Earth and can only be synthesized in a lab.
- Scientists at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Russia reported the discovery of the seventh isotope of the element with atomic number 102 in a paper published last year.
- Due to its immense rarity and extreme instability, little is known about the potential uses of the element with atomic number 102, also known as nobelium.