Difference between revisions of "Seaborgium"

Seaborgium
Properties
Atomic symbol	Sg
Atomic number	106
Classification	Transactinides
Atomic mass	263 amu
Other Information
Date of discovery	1974
Name of discoverer	Albert Ghiorso
Name origin	Named after Glenn T. Seaborg, an American nuclear chemist and winner of a Nobel Prize.
Uses	Research purposes only.
Obtained from	Obtained by bombarding 249Cf with 18O or 248Cf with 22Ne ions. Only a few atoms have ever been created.

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Seaborgium

Properties
Atomic symbol	Sg
Atomic number	106
Classification	Transactinides
Atomic mass	263 amu
Other Information
Date of discovery	1974
Name of discoverer	Albert Ghiorso
Name origin	Named after Glenn T. Seaborg, an American nuclear chemist and winner of a Nobel Prize.
Uses	Research purposes only.
Obtained from	Obtained by bombarding ²⁴⁹Cf with ¹⁸O or ²⁴⁸Cf with ²²Ne ions. Only a few atoms have ever been created.