element 106

Thân thiện

A scientist points to the symbol for element 106 on a large periodic table.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A synthetic, radioactive chemical element: "element 106" refers specifically to a man-made, transuranic element with the atomic number 106. It is a heavy, unstable element not found in nature.
   • Seaborgium: This is the systematic name for element 106, named in honor of the American chemist Glenn T. Seaborg.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Scientists synthesized a few atoms of element 106 in the laboratory.
  • The chemical properties of element 106 are difficult to study due to its short half-life.

Advanced Usage

• In scientific nomenclature: The term "element 106" is often used in systematic IUPAC nomenclature before an element receives a permanent name. Its permanent name is seaborgium (symbol Sg).
  • Before its official naming, it was known as unnilhexium (Unh), a temporary systematic name for element 106.

Variants and Related Words

• Seaborgium (n): The permanent name for element 106.
  • Seaborgium is a member of the transactinide series in the periodic table.
• Transuranic element (n): Any chemical element with an atomic number greater than 92 (uranium). Element 106 is a transuranic element.
  • All transuranic elements, like element 106, are radioactive and synthetic.

Synonyms

• Seaborgium: The named equivalent.
• Unnilhexium (Unh): A former systematic IUPAC temporary name (now obsolete).

Học thuật

Noun

1. a transuranic element

Từ đồng nghĩa

• seaborgium
• Sg
• atomic number 106