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transuranium elements
transuranium elements in chemistry, radioactive elements with atomic numbers greater than that of uranium (at. no. 92). All the transuranium elements of the actinide series were discovered as synthetic radioactive isotopes at the Univ. of California at Berkeley or at Argonne National Laboratory... Read more
transactinide elements
transactinide elements , in chemistry, elements with atomic numbers greater than that of lawrencium (at. no. 103), the last member of the actinide series. See transuranium elements . ... Read more
Glenn Theodore Seaborg
Glenn Theodore Seaborg , 1912-99, American chemist, b. Ishpeming, Mich., grad. Univ. of California at Los Angeles, 1934, Ph.D. Univ. of California at Berkeley, 1937. In 1939, he began teaching at Berkeley, where he became professor of chemistry (1945) and chancellor of the university (1958). During ... Read more
Edwin Mattison McMillan
Edwin Mattison McMillan 1907-91, American physicist, b. Redondo Beach, Calif., grad. California Institute of Technology, 1928, Ph.D. Princeton, 1932. On the faculty of the Univ. of California from 1932, he was appointed professor of physics in 1946 and director of the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory ... Read more
fermium
fermium [for Enrico Fermi ], artificially produced radioactive chemical element; symbol Fm; at. no. 100; mass no. of most stable isotope 257; m.p. 1,527°C; b.p. and sp. gr. unknown; valence +2, +3. Fermium is a member of Group 3 of the periodic table . The physical properties of fermium are l... Read more
hassium
hassium , artificially produced radioactive chemical element; symbol Hs; at. no. 108; mass number of most stable isotope 265; m.p., b.p., sp. gr., and valence unknown. Situated in Group 8 of the periodic table , it is expected to have properties similar to those of osmium . In 1984 a German r... Read more
lawrencium
lawrencium artificially produced radioactive chemical element; symbol Lr; at. no. 103; mass number of most stable isotope 262; m.p. about 1,627°C; b.p. and sp. gr. unknown; valence +3. Lawrencium is the last member of the actinide series of elements found in Group 3 of the periodic table . L... Read more
mendelevium
mendelevium , artificially produced radioactive chemical element; symbol Md; at. no. 101; mass no. of most stable isotope 258; m.p. 827°C; b.p. and sp. gr. unknown; valence +1, +2, +3. Mendelevium is a metal of the actinide series in Group 3 of the periodic table . The ninth transuranium ele... Read more
neptunium
neptunium , radioactive chemical element; symbol Np; at. no. 93; at. wt. 237.0482; m.p. about 640°C; b.p. 3,902°C (estimated); sp. gr. 20.25 at 20°C; valence +3, +4, +5, or +6. Neptunium is a ductile, silvery radioactive metal. It is a member of the actinide series in Group 3 of the p... Read more
nobelium
nobelium , artificially produced radioactive chemical element; symbol No; at. no. 102; mass no. of most stable isotope 259; m.p. 827°C; b.p. and density unknown; valence +2, +3. It is a metal of the actinide series in Group 3 of the periodic table . Nobelium was the 10th transuranium element... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "transuranium"

Element, Transuranium
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science Element, Transuranium The road beyond uranium Transuranium elements and the periodic table History of the transuranium elements Cruising the transuranium highway The end of the road? Resources In chemistry, a transuranium (beyond uranium (U...
transuranium elements
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition transuranium elements in chemistry, radioactive...uranium (at. no. 92). All the transuranium elements of the actinide series were...uranium. Much of the study of the transuranium elements has taken place at the Lawrence...
Glenn Theodore Seaborg
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...the Nobel Prize for the discovery of transuranium elements and served as chairman of...producing an assortment of so-called transuranium elements (because they were beyond...particular, it seemed possible that transuranium elements could really be produced...
Actinides
Encyclopedia entry from: UXL Encyclopedia of Science ...uranium. This new element was the first transuranium (heaver than uranium) element ever...two other colleagues found a second transuranium element, which they named plutonium...race was on to develop more synthetic transuranium elements, but the research process...
transuranic elements
Book article from: World Encyclopedia transuranic elements ( transuranium elements ) Elements with atomic numbers higher than that of uranium (92), the best known of which are members of the actinide...
einsteinium
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...table ; its chemical properties are believed to be similar to those of the other members of the actinide series . The seventh transuranium element to be discovered, einsteinium was isolated in Dec., 1952, by Albert Ghiorso and his coworkers at the Univ. of...
ununbium
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...for one and bi for two, under a convention for neutral temporary names proposed by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) in 1980. See also synthetic elements ; transactinide elements ; transuranium elements .
transmutation of elements
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...accelerator ). Both artificial and natural transmutations involve changing the number of protons in the atomic nucleus . The transuranium elements are created in this manner. When a nucleus is bombarded with neutrons from an atomic pile or nuclear reactor...
roentgenium
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...a half-life of 1.5 msec. The discovery was officially confirmed in 2003, and the discoverers named the element in honor of Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen . See also synthetic elements ; transactinide elements ; transuranium elements .
nobelium
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...unknown; valence +2, +3. It is a metal of the actinide series in Group 3 of the periodic table . Nobelium was the 10th transuranium element to be discovered. It was first produced and detected in Apr., 1958, by Albert Ghiorso, Torbjørn Sikkeland...

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Element 106 takes the name seaborgium. (to honor Glenn T. Seaborg, who contributed to the discovery of the transuranium element) (Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Science News; 3/19/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...atomic numbers merit the title "transuranium" and are created by scientists...particle accelerators. Soon, the transuranium element 106 will officially...of plutonium and nine other transuranium elements. This marks the first...
Alpha-immunotherapy in cancer treatment. (Institute for Transuranium Elements develops radionuclide generator)
Newspaper article from: The BBI Newsletter; 6/1/1998; ; 635 words ; The Institute for Transuranium Elements (ITV; Karlsruhe, Germany) has developed radionuclide generators specially designed to produce alpha particle-emitting...
Explorer of the mysteries of the atom
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nuclear Medicine; 6/1/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...Segre, and developed ^sup 99m^Tc. Transuranium Elements and the Discovery of Plutonium...the catalyst for his research with transuranium elements, so named because they extend...known naturally occurring element, but transuranium elements can be artificially created...
Research on physics discussed by J.C. Griveau and co-researchers.
Newspaper article from: Physics Week; 8/18/2008; 595 words ; ...Karlsruhe, Germany, Crystals of the transuranium superconductor NpPd5Al2 have been prepared...origin of superconductivity in this transuranium intermetallic compound. Griveau and...Joint Research Center, Institute Transuranium Elements, Postfach 2340, D-76125...
ELECTRICITY: COMMISSION ISSUES INVITATION TO TENDER
Newspaper article from: Europe Energy; 2/18/1994; 533 words ; ...published a restricted invitation to tender on behalf of the Transuranium Institute in Germany for the maintenance of an electrical...authority is the Commission's Joint Research Centre. The Transuranium Institute intends to select a specialised company to carry...
HEALTH: EUROPEAN LEUKAEMIA RESEARCH UPDATE
Newspaper article from: Europe Environment; 2/25/1997; 700+ words ; ...for leukaemia. Scientists at the JRC's Institu te for Transuranium Elements (ITU), in the German city of Karlsruhe, have...In anticipation of rising demand, the Institute for Transuranium Elements (ITU), one of the seven institutes of the Joint...
Studies from G. Andreev and co-authors have provided new information about inorganic chemistry.
Newspaper article from: Chemicals & Chemistry; 4/24/2009; 519 words ; The first complex of a transuranium element (tetravalent plutonium) with nucleotide (deoxycytidinemonophosphate...published their study in Inorganic Chemistry (Interaction of Transuranium Elements with Biologically Important Ligands: Structural and...
Scientists use skills to combat atomic terrorism
Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail; 2/17/2008; ; 623 words ; ...increased, said Klaus Luetzenkirchen of the Institute for Transuranium Elements in Karlsruhe, Germany. On the Net: AAAS: www.aaas.org Klaus Luetzenkirchen of the Institute for Transuranium Elements in Karlsruhe, Germany, said in one case 14...
SCIENTISTS OBSERVE SOLITARY VIBRATIONS IN URANIUM
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 3/30/2006; 655 words ; ...Ridge and Argonne national laboratories and the Institute for Transuranium Elements in Karlsruhe, Germany describe their use of x...Argonne National Laboratory and Gerry Lander from Institute for Transuranium Elements in Karlsruhe, Germany. Contact: Todd Hanson...
Cancer drugs: the future? Cancer therapies that combine the killing power of radiation with the specificity of antibodies will soon be on the market.(News feature)(Report)
Magazine article from: Chemistry and Industry; 10/26/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...they kill non-cancerous cells too as the particles travel much further. Alfred Morgenstern from the Institute for Transuranium Elements (ITU) in Karlsruhe, Germany says: 'Alpha emitters are relatively rare and there are only a few places in the...