ununbium

Thân thiện

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

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A radioactive transuranic element: A synthetic, highly unstable chemical element with the atomic number 112. It is a heavy, man-made element produced in particle accelerators.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Scientists created a few atoms of ununbium in the laboratory.
  • The discovery of ununbium was a significant achievement in nuclear physics.

Advanced Usage

• In scientific nomenclature: "Ununbium" was a temporary systematic IUPAC name, derived from the Latin roots for the digits of its atomic number (1-1-2). It is now officially named "copernicium" (symbol Cn).
  • The element once called ununbium is now known as copernicium.

Variants and Related Words

• Copernicium (Cn): The permanent name for the element with atomic number 112, which replaced the temporary name "ununbium".
  • Copernicium is more stable than ununbium was initially thought to be.

Synonyms

• Element 112: A direct reference to its atomic number.
• Copernicium: Its official, permanent name.

Notes on Usage

• The term "ununbium" is largely historical and used in the context of its discovery and initial classification. In modern scientific literature, the name "copernicium" is exclusively used.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a radioactive transuranic element

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Uub
• element 112
• atomic number 112