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Origin / Meaning of the name
Rutherfordium
Named in honor of Ernest Rutherford, a New Zealand chemist and
physicist who won the Nobel prize for developing the theory of
radioactive transformations.
Periodic Table Group and Classification
of the of the Rutherfordium Element
Elements can be classified based on their physical states (States
of Matter) e.g. gas, solid or liquid. This element is a
solid. Rutherfordium
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 Discovery of the
Rutherfordium
Element and its other names
First synthesized at the Joint Nuclear Research Institute at
Dubna, in Russia, in 1964 - leading to the name Dubnium (Db).
Rutherfordium was
synthesized by Albert Ghiorso in 1969
at the University of California and named in honor of Ernest
Rutherford, a New Zealand chemist and physicist.
Also named as Kurchatovium (Ku) in honor of Igor Vasilevich
Kurchatov (1903-1960) the former Head of Soviet Nuclear Research
IUPAC - the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
adopted Unnilquadium (symbol Unq) as a temporary name
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 Rutherfordium 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 Rutherfordium
No known uses |
