Atomic Number 116 (Noun)
Meaning
A radioactive transuranic element.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The atomic number 116, also known as livermorium, is a synthetic element with an extremely short half-life.
- Livermorium is a radioactive transuranic element that has not been found to occur naturally on Earth.
- In 2000, a team of scientists first synthesized the atomic number 116 by bombarding californium with calcium ions.
- The name livermorium was chosen to honor the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in recognition of its contributions to the discovery of the atomic number 116.
- Since livermorium, the atomic number 116, has a highly unstable nucleus it undergoes radioactive decay almost instantly.