Seaborgium
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Seaborgium (Sg) is a radioactive metal that has the atomic number 106 in the periodic table, its appearance is not fully known due to the minuscule amounts produced of it. It is a Transition metal in Group 6. It has the symbol Sg.
Seaborgium is a synthetic element that is named after the American scientist Glenn Seaborg, famous for the discovery of many radioactive elements. Having a half life of 14 minutes means Seaborgium is very hard to study so a lot of its physical properties are unknown. In 1974 a few atoms of Seaborgium were created in the Soviet Union by Yuri Oganessian, a few months later Seaborg and his team at Berkeley also synthesised Seaborgium. It was decided in 1994 that Seaborgium could not be named after a living scientist but after much controversy the name Seaborgium was reinstated in 1995. As so little of it has been created, the melting and boiling point have not been analysed.
FAQ's
A. Ghiorso, et al
1974
Uses
It has no significant commercial applications.
Sources
Made by bombarding californium-249 with oxygen-18.
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Nathan has a degree in BSc Biomedical Chemistry at Warwick University and a degree in PGCE Science at Wolverhampton University, UK. Nathan's subject matter ranges from general chemistry and organic chemistry. Nathan also created the curriculum on Breaking Atom in the course page.
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