Rutherfordium (Noun)
Meaning
A radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Rutherfordium is a highly radioactive transuranic element that has only been synthesized in a lab.
- The most stable isotope of rutherfordium has a half-life of just over 75 minutes.
- Due to its highly radioactive nature, rutherfordium is rarely used in experiments or research.
- Rutherfordium does not occur naturally and can only be produced in particle accelerators.
- Only a few micrograms of rutherfordium have been synthesized since its discovery in the 1960s.