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Rutherfordium

Transition Metal
Atomic Mass
[267] u
Density
Not well established
Melting Point
Not well established
Boiling Point
Not well established
State
Solid
Discovery
1969

Discovery

Discovered by Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (Russia) & Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (USA) in 1969.

Common Uses

  • Scientific research

Interesting Facts

  • Named after Ernest Rutherford, a pioneer of nuclear physics.
  • First discovered in Russia but confirmed in the US.
  • Highly unstable, existing only for seconds.
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