element 106
Definition
- 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).
Noun
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a transuranic element
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