Atomic Number 106 (+ facts: Sources, Uses, Color and more...) 2022

All atoms have an atomic number. But what is the chemical element that has 106 as atomic number?

The answer is Seaborgium and there is so much cool stuff about Seaborgium that people don't know that I would keep reading if I were you.

Alright now to the facts!

Seaborgium Overview

Atomic Number

106

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Description

Synthetic radioactive metal.

Atomic Symbol

Sg (Seaborgium)

Discovery

Discovered By: Soviet Nuclear Research/ U. of Cal at Berkeley

Year: 1974

Location: USSR/United States

State at 20 °C

solid

Sources

Made by bombarding californium-249 with oxygen-18.

Uses

It has no significant commercial applications.

Atomic Mass

263,1186

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Name Origin

Named in honor of Glenn Seaborg, American physical chemist known for research on transuranium elements.

Want to learn more details and data? Check my Elements Comprehensive List.

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