Es (Noun)
Meaning
A radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Einsteinium, often abbreviated as Es, is a radioactive transuranic element with the atomic number 99.
- Einsteinium was first discovered in 1952 as a result of the detonation of the first hydrogen bomb.
- A few micrograms of Es-253 were separated and isolated in 1961.
- In order to create Es-253, plutonium must be bombarded with high-energy neutrons in a nuclear reactor.
- Small amounts of Es have been synthesized and used in basic scientific research, such as in the study of its chemical properties.