The answer is Rutherfordium (Rf). But there's a lot of secret / fun facts about Rutherfordium that people don't know. Let me walk you through this atom...
Rutherfordium Overview
Atomic Symbol
Rf (Rutherfordium)
State at 20 °C
solid
Uses
It has no significant commercial applications.
Sources
Made by bombarding californium-249 with beams of carbon-12 and 13, which produced an isotope with half lives of 4+ and 3 sec.
Description
Synthetic radioactive metal.
Name Origin
Named in honor of Ernest Rutherford
Discovery
Discovered By: A. Ghiorso, et al
Year: 1969
Location: United States
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Want to learn more details? Check my Elements Comprehensive List.
Want to learn more details? Check my Elements Comprehensive List.
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