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kurchatovium

kurchatovium noun: a rejected name for rutherfordium.

Noun

kurchatovium (uncountable)

  1. A rejected name for rutherfordium.
    • Research on the production and properties of kurchatovium isotopes has continued; Ghiorso et al. exposed Cf²⁴⁹ to C¹² and C¹³ ions to produce two new α-active isotopes of kurchatovium (which they called rutherfordium, Rf) having A fo 257 and 259, the T_(1/2) being 4.5 and 3 sec respectively.1973, V. I. Gol'danskii, S. M. Polikanov, translated by J. E. S. Bradley, The Transuranium Elements, page 113
    • Kurchatovium-260 was obtained by bombarding a target of plutonium-242 with accelerated neon-22 ions. As to its chemical properties, kurchatovium differs from actinide elements but is close to hafnium.1975, A. M. Petrosiants, From Scientific Search to Atomic Industry, page 52

Origin of kurchatovium

Named for Igor Kurchatov, + -ium.

Questions about kurchatovium

What does kurchatovium mean?
Kurchatovium means a rejected name for rutherfordium.
What part of speech is kurchatovium?
Kurchatovium is a noun.

Words near kurchatovium in the dictionary

  1. kurbashing
  2. kurbee
  3. Kurbyko
  4. Kurchatov
  5. kurchatovite
  6. kurchatovium
  7. kurchi
  8. kurchicine
  9. kurchine
  10. Kurd
  11. kurdaitcha

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