SEABORGIUM
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Basic Information
How and When…
—Seaborgium was created in 1974 in Berkeley, CA at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
—It was discovered by a team of scientists led by Albert Ghiorso, which included Glenn Seaborg
—It was created by bombarding atoms of Californium-249 with ions of Oxygen-18. They used a machine called the Super Heavy Ion Linear Accelerator.
—It was discovered by a team of scientists led by Albert Ghiorso, which included Glenn Seaborg
—It was created by bombarding atoms of Californium-249 with ions of Oxygen-18. They used a machine called the Super Heavy Ion Linear Accelerator.
Seaborgium: Unknown
Seaborgium is created in very small amounts and its purpose is for research only. It is a very dangerous element because it is radioactive. Much of the information regarding Seaborgium is unknown. For example, the melting point and boiling point is unknown. There are no known physical properties of Seaborgium.
Seaborgium is has 11 isotopes. Each isotope only lasts a short amount of time, usually less than one second. The half-life of Seaborgium-263 is one second! Scientists cannot find a lot of information because it is short lived.
Seaborgium is has 11 isotopes. Each isotope only lasts a short amount of time, usually less than one second. The half-life of Seaborgium-263 is one second! Scientists cannot find a lot of information because it is short lived.
Why have Seaborgium?
Seaborgium is only for research use. Scientists that work in nuclear physics and nuclear chemistry study it. Seaborgium has no uses because it is radioactive and very dangerous.
SEABORGIUM FUN FACTS!!!!!
a) Seaborgium was named after Glenn Seaborg who was a part of the team that created Seaborgium
b) The Electron Shell Configuration;
(Unconfirmed)
1s2
2s2 2p6
3s2 3p6 3d10
4s2 4p6 4d10 4f14
5s2 5p6 5d10 4f14
6s2 6p6 6d4
7s2
c) RADIO ACTIVE!!!
d) Seaborgium has 11 isotopes each with about a half life of one second!
e) Seaborgium's most stable isotope is seaborgium-271, it has a half-life of 1.9 minutes. Seaborgium-271 decays into rutherfordium-267 through alpha decay.
f) When Seaborgium was created, it was produced in a very small amount
b) The Electron Shell Configuration;
(Unconfirmed)
1s2
2s2 2p6
3s2 3p6 3d10
4s2 4p6 4d10 4f14
5s2 5p6 5d10 4f14
6s2 6p6 6d4
7s2
c) RADIO ACTIVE!!!
d) Seaborgium has 11 isotopes each with about a half life of one second!
e) Seaborgium's most stable isotope is seaborgium-271, it has a half-life of 1.9 minutes. Seaborgium-271 decays into rutherfordium-267 through alpha decay.
f) When Seaborgium was created, it was produced in a very small amount
The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
This is the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory where Seaborgium was created!
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Important Information
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Important Vocabulary
ions- atoms with extra electrons or missing electrons
Super Heavy Ion Linear Accelerator- (This is a link for info about the accelerator) http://www.lbl.gov/Science-Articles/Research-Review/Magazine/1997-fall/hope/adam.html
isotope- Atoms that have the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons
Electron Shell Configuration- a type of code that describes how many electrons are in each energy level of an electron. The first number is the energy level; the letter is a subshell; the second number (which is supposed to be a subscript) tells the number of electrons in the subshell
Alpha Decay- Alpha decay is one process that unstable atoms can use to become more stable. During alpha decay, the nucleus sheds two protons and two neutrons in a packet called an alpha particle.
Alpha Particle- a fast moving helium nucleus
half life-For radio active elements, it is the time required for half of the element to decay
Super Heavy Ion Linear Accelerator- (This is a link for info about the accelerator) http://www.lbl.gov/Science-Articles/Research-Review/Magazine/1997-fall/hope/adam.html
isotope- Atoms that have the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons
Electron Shell Configuration- a type of code that describes how many electrons are in each energy level of an electron. The first number is the energy level; the letter is a subshell; the second number (which is supposed to be a subscript) tells the number of electrons in the subshell
Alpha Decay- Alpha decay is one process that unstable atoms can use to become more stable. During alpha decay, the nucleus sheds two protons and two neutrons in a packet called an alpha particle.
Alpha Particle- a fast moving helium nucleus
half life-For radio active elements, it is the time required for half of the element to decay