Rutherfordiyum (Rf)
General Properties
| Symbol | Rf |
|---|---|
| Atomic Number | 104 |
| Atomic Weight | (265) |
| Group |
4 (titanium family)
IVA (IUPAC), IVB (CAS)
Transition Metal, Metal, Radioactive, Synthetic
|
| Period | 7 |
| Block | d |
Physical Properties
| Density | -- |
|---|---|
| Atomic Volume | cm3/mole |
| Atomic Radius | -- |
| Covalent Radius | -- |
| Crust Abundance | None |
| Crystal Structure | Unknown |
States
| Melting Point | -- |
|---|---|
| Boiling Point | -- |
| Heat of Fusion | -- |
| Heat of Vaporization | -- |
Energy
| Electronegativity | (Pauling Scale) |
|---|---|
| Electron Affinity | -- |
| 1st Ionization Energy | -- |
| Specific Heat Capacity | J g−1 K−1 |
| Thermal Conductivity | W·m−1·K−1 |
Electrons & Oxidation
| Oxidation States | |
|---|---|
| Electrons Per Shell | 2 8 18 32 32 10 2 |
| Electron Configuration | [Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2 |
| 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p6 5f14 6d2 7s2 | |
|
Orbital Diagram
1s ↿⇂ 2s ↿⇂ 2p ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂ 3s ↿⇂ 3p ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂ 3d ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂ 4s ↿⇂ 4p ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂ 4d ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂ 4f ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂ 5s ↿⇂ 5p ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂ 5d ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂ 5f ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂ 6s ↿⇂ 6p ↿⇂ ↿⇂ ↿⇂ 6d ↿ ↿ 6f 7s ↿⇂ 7p 7d 7f |
|
Nuclear
| Radioactive | Yes |
|---|---|
| Half Life | 13.1 h |
| Lifetime | 18.9h |
| Decay | Alpha Emission |
Media
- Description
- Synthetic radioactive metal.
- Uses
- It has no significant commercial applications.
- Sources
- Made by bombarding californium-249 with beams of carbon-12 and 13, which produced an isotope with half lives of 4+ and 3 sec.
- Pronounciation (English)
- ruth-er-FORD-i-em
Translations
| Afrikaans | Rutherfordium | |
| Aragonese | Ruterfordio | |
| العربية | رذرفورديوم | |
| Armãneashte | Raderfordiumu | |
| asturianu | Rutherfordiu | |
| azərbaycan | Rezerfordium | |
| български | Ръдърфордий | |
| বাংলা | রাদারফোর্ডিয়াম | |
| brezhoneg | Rutherfordiom | |
| bosanski | Ruterfordijum, ²Rutherfordij | |
| Byelorussian | Курчатовій | |
| Cebuano | Ruterfordyo | |
| čeština | Rutherfordium | |
| Chuvash | Резерфорди | |
| Cymraeg | Rutherfordi | |
| dansk | Rutherfordium | |
| Deutsch | Rutherfordium | |
| Ελληνικά | Ραδερφόρντιο | |
| English | Rutherfordium | |
| esperanto | Ruterfordio | |
| español | Ruterfordio | |
| eesti | Rutherfordium | |
| euskara | Rutherfordio | |
| فارسی | رادرفوردیم | |
| suomi | Rutherfordium | |
| føroyskt | Rutherfordium | |
| français | Rutherfordium | |
| furlan | Rutherfordi | |
| Frysk | Rutherfordium | |
| Gaeilge | Ruitéarfoirdiam | |
| Gàidhlig | Rutarfoirdiam | |
| galego | Rutherfordio | |
| ગુજરાતી | રધર્ફોર્ડિયમનો | |
| Gaelg | Rutherfordium | |
| Hakka Chinese | Lù (鑪) | |
| עברית | רותרפורדיום | |
| हिन्दी | रुथरफोर्डियम | |
| hrvatski | Rutherfordij | |
| magyar | Radzerfordium | |
| հայերեն | Ռեզերֆորդիում | |
| Indonesia | Rutherfordium | |
| íslenska | Rutherfordín | |
| italiano | Rutherfordio | |
| 日本語 | ラザホージウム | |
| ქართული | რეზერფორდიუმი | |
| کٲشُر | Rutherford | |
| қазақ тілі | Курчатовий | |
| 한국어 | 러더포듐 | |
| kurdî | Rutherfordiyûm | |
| Komi | Резерфордий | |
| kernewek | Rutherfordyum | |
| кыргызча | Курчатовий | |
| Latin | Rutherfordium | |
| Lëtzebuergesch | Rutherfordium | |
| Lombard | Rüterfòrdi | |
| lingála | Lotefodu | |
| lietuvių | Ruterfordis | |
| latviešu | Ruterfordijs | |
| Mari | Резерфордий | |
| Māori | Rutherfordium | |
| македонски | Радерфордиум | |
| മലയാളം | റുഥര്ഫോര്ഡിയം | |
| монгол | Резерфорд | |
| Мокшан | Курчатови | |
| Melayu | Ruterfordium | |
| Malti | Rutherfordju | |
| Nahuatl | Rutherfordio | |
| Nederlands | Rutherfordium | |
| norsk | Rutherfordium | |
| Occitan | Rutherfòrdi | |
| ирон | Курчатовий | |
| polski | Rutherford | |
| português | Rutherfórdio | |
| Runasimi | Rutherfordyu | |
| română | Rutherfordiu | |
| русский | Резерфордий, ²Курчатовий | |
| slovenčina | Rutherfordium | |
| slovenščina | Raderfordij | |
| Samoan | Ruterfordimi | |
| Samogitian | Roterfuordis | |
| shqip | Raderfordium, ²Rutherfordiumi | |
| српски | Ратерфоријум | |
| Southern Sotho | Rutherfordiamo | |
| svenska | Rutherfordium | |
| Kiswahili | Rutherfordi | |
| தமிழ் | ருதெர்போர்டியம் | |
| тоҷикӣ | Резерфордий | |
| ไทย | รูเทอร์ฟอร์เดียม | |
| Türkçe | Rutherfordiyum | |
| українська | Резерфордій | |
| o‘zbek | Rezerfordiy | |
| Tiếng Việt | Rutherfordi | |
| Võro | Rutherfordium | |
| 中文 | 鑪 |
History
- Discovered In
- 1964
- Discovered By
- Workers at the Nuclear Institute at Dubna, and the University of California, Berkeley, USA.
- Discovered At
- USSR, United States
- Word Origin
- The origin of the Amercian Chemical Society preferred name is Lord "Rutherford", the physicist and chemist from New Zealand.