Hassium (Noun)
Meaning
A radioactive transuranic element.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Hassium is a highly radioactive and highly unstable element, making it extremely difficult to study.
- The element hassium is named after the German state of Hesse, where it was first synthesized.
- Due to its highly radioactive nature, hassium is not found naturally on Earth and can only be produced artificially.
- Hassium has several isotopes, all of which are highly unstable and decay quickly into other elements.
- Scientists have struggled to determine the properties of hassium due to its extremely short half-life.