Categories: All - discovery - use - origin - compounds

by Manuel Cruz 12 years ago

492

4.06 Seaborgium

Seaborgium, a man-made element with the atomic number 106 and symbol 'Sg', is named in honor of American chemist Glenn T. Seaborg. It was discovered in June 1974 by a team led by Albert Ghiorso.

4.06 Seaborgium

5 Compounds Seaborgium can form:

Trifluorodioxo Seaborgate

Seaborgium Oxide Hydroxide

Seaborgium Oxide

Seaborgium Oxyfluoride

Seaborgium Oxychloride

4.06 Seaborgium

Interesting fact about Seaborgium:

Seaborgium is classified as a "Transitio Metal".

Element with similar property:

The element Bohrium is similar to Seaborgium because their Atomic Mass and Atomic Weight are off by only one number.

Description of Placement:

The element Seaborgium is placed in the last column, on the sixth position, from left to right.

Valence Electrons in a Neutral Atom:

"2"

Chemical Symbol:

"Sg"

Is Seaborgium Naturally Occurring or Man Made?:

"Man Made".

Description of Discovery:

Seaborgium was discovered in June 1974 by a group of scientist led by Albert Ghiorso.

Where element is found in nature/It's use by people:

Seaborgium is an artificial element, therefore it is not in Nature.
Seaborgium is not used by people.

Atomic Mass:

263.0 AMU

Atomic Number:

106

Origin of Seaborgium:

Named in honor of American Chemist, Glenn T. Seaborg. (Nuclear Physicist and Nobel Prize winner)