rutherfordium
chemical element with symbol Rf and atomic number 104
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rutherfordium is a chemical element[1]. rutherfordium draws 2,580 Wikipedia views per month (chemical element category, ranking #102 of 144).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Albert Ghiorso[3]
- Instance of: synthetic element[4]
- Named after: Ernest Rutherford[5]
- Location of discovery: Dubna[6]
- Canonical SMILES: [Rf][7]
- Element symbol: Rf[8], Unq[9], Ku[10]
- Chemical formula: Rf[11]
- Subclass of: d-block[12]
- Part of: period 7[13], group 4[14], transition metal[15]
- Commons category: Rutherfordium[16]
- Unicode character: 鑪[17]
- Crystal system: hexagonal crystal system[18]
- Time of discovery or invention: January 1, 1964[19]
- IPA transcription: ˌrʌðərˈfɔːrdiəm[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Rutherfordium[21]
- Commons gallery: Rutherfordium[22]
- Atomic number: 104[23]
- Oxidation state: 2[24], 3[25], 4[26]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[27]
- Mass: 267.12179[28]
- Melting point: 2400.0[29]
- Boiling point: 5800.0[30]
- Ionization energy: 6.02[31], 14.35[32], 23.84[33]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[34]
- Electron configuration: [Rn] 5f¹⁴ 6d² 7s²[35]
Why It Matters
rutherfordium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] rutherfordium is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]