Atomic Number 104 (Noun)
Meaning
A radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The atomic number 104 is also known by the symbol Rf, a radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized by bombarding various actinide elements with ions.
- Rutherfordium is a synthetic radioactive metal element with the atomic number 104, characterized by highly radioactive isotopes and an incomplete nuclear shell.
- In nuclear physics, researchers discovered the element of atomic number 104 in 1969 using combination of californium with carbon and then the collision of calcium and californium in 1976.
- The element with atomic number 104, referred to as Rutherfordium or sometimes kurchatovium, has 15 known radioisotopes ranging from a nucleus containing 240 to 263 protons.
- Oganesson and the atomic number 104 metal cause health hazards from prolonged exposure, given intense gamma radiation they emit and numerous risk symptoms experienced.