Ununquadium (Noun)
Meaning
A radioactive transuranic element.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Ununquadium is a synthetic and highly radioactive transuranic element that can only be produced artificially.
- The atomic number of ununquadium is 114, which makes it one of the heaviest known elements in the periodic table.
- Currently, ununquadium has no practical applications and its synthesis is mostly pursued for research purposes.
- In the periodic table, ununquadium belongs to a group of superheavy elements that exhibit some unusual properties.
- Since the discovery of ununquadium in 1998, researchers have made efforts to create more stable isotopes of the element.