Atomic Number 108 (Noun)
Meaning
A radioactive transuranic element.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The atomic number 108 is a radioactive transuranic element with the symbol Hs, also known as hassium.
- The element with atomic number 108 is a synthetic element, meaning it is not found naturally on Earth.
- In the periodic table, atomic number 108 is located in the seventh period and the group 8 of the periodic table.
- Atomic number 108 is also known as hassium, a name officially recognized by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry in 1997.
- Scientists have synthesized a few atoms of atomic number 108 by bombarding lead with iron nuclei, resulting in the formation of a few atoms of hassium.