darmstadtium

Thân thiện

A scientist carefully handles a sample of darmstadtium in a secure laboratory.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A radioactive transuranic element: Darmstadtium is a synthetic chemical element with the symbol Ds and atomic number 110. It is an extremely radioactive element, not found in nature, and is produced in particle accelerators.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Scientists created a few atoms of darmstadtium in the laboratory.
  • Darmstadtium is part of the transactinide series in the periodic table.

Advanced Usage

• Scientific Context: The term is used almost exclusively in scientific literature, particularly in nuclear physics and chemistry, to discuss the synthesis, properties, or theoretical behavior of superheavy elements.
  • The half-life of the most stable darmstadtium isotope is on the order of seconds.

Variants and Related Words

• Element 110: A synonym often used before the element was officially named.
• Ununnilium (Uun): The temporary systematic element name and symbol used before the name "darmstadtium" was officially adopted by the IUPAC.

Synonyms

• Element 110
• Ununnilium (historical/temporary name)

Related Phrases/Idioms

• : As a highly specific scientific term, darmstadtium is not used in idiomatic expressions or common phrasal verbs.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a radioactive transuranic element

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Ds
• element 110
• atomic number 110