Uub (Noun)
Meaning
A radioactive transuranic element.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Uub is an element that has not been found to occur naturally on Earth and can only be produced artificially in a laboratory.
- It has the atomic number of 112 and is a member of the group 12 periodic elements.
- The official IUPAC name of this synthetic radioactive metal is Nihonium's neighbour Copernicium, but Uub is occasionally referenced unofficially in literature for element 112.
- Ununbium has been designated Uub informally for element 112 by some systematic numbering systems.
- The chemical symbol for Ununbium is Uub with the CAS Number 54083-38-0 though there is not much research on this radioactive transuranic element due to limited supply.