ELEMENT- SEABORGIUM Candace Pang
SEABORGIUM Atomic Number : 106 Abbreviation : Sg Atomic Mass : , ,
Creation Made from Californium by barraging the element with Oxygen nuclei. Cf O Sg 4n Done with 88” cyclotrons. Produces about a billion atoms per hour. Bombarding Curium with Neon produces heavier isotopes.
Isotopes Isotope 263 was made and identified in 1974 by American scientists. Led by Albert Ghiorso at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory in California and Livermore National Lab, USA. Isotope mass range:
Never encountered normally and/or naturally Only a few have been made Extremely radioactive Dangerous Only used for study Chemical properties are similar to Tungsten
Glen Theodore Seaborg Named after Glen Theodore Seaborg. Was an American nuclear chemist Nobel Peace Prize with Edward McMillian. Discovered and organized transuranium elements (Plutonium-Nobelium)
Bibilography Ensley, John. The Elements. Third Edition. New York: Oxford University Press Inc Asimov, Issac. “Seaborg” Encyclopedia Americana. Volume