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Origin / Meaning of the name Meitnerium
Named in honour of Lise Meitner the Austrian physicist and
mathematician who discovered the element protactinium.
Periodic Table Group and Classification of the of the Meitnerium Element
Elements can be classified based on their physical states (States
of Matter) e.g. gas, solid or liquid. This element is a solid. Meitnerium
is
classified as a "Transition Metal" which are located in Groups 3 -
12 of the Periodic Table. Elements classified as
Transition Metals are generally described as ductile, malleable, and able to conduct electricity and heat.Nearly 75%
of all the elements in the Periodic Table are classified as
metals which are detailed in the
List of Metals.
Facts about the History
and the
Discovery
of the Meitnerium
Element
Meitnerium was synthesized by
Peter Armbruster and Gottfried Munzenberg at the Institute for
Heavy Ion Research at Darmstadt, Germany
in 1982
History of the Periodic Table
Check out the brief
History of the
Periodic Table which details dates and the names of famous
scientists and chemists who contributed to the development of
the Periodic Table.
Occurrence of the Meitnerium Element
Man-made
Abundances of the element in different environments
% in Universe N/A
% in Sun None
% in Meteorites None
% in Earth's Crust None
% in Oceans None
% in Humans None
Associated Uses of Meitnerium
No known uses |
