Element 105 (Noun)
Meaning
A transuranic element.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Dubnium, also known as element 105, is a highly radioactive, synthetic element with no known uses.
- The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry recognized element 105 as the official name for the synthetic element in 1997.
- The most stable isotope of element 105 has a half-life of just 28 hours, making it extremely difficult to study.
- Element 105 was first successfully synthesized in 1970 by a team of Russian scientists at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research.
- The discovery of element 105 was initially met with skepticism, but subsequent experiments confirmed the existence of the transuranic element.