Elements / 104
104Rf[267]
Rutherfordium
Transition metal · d-block · ring Q · spoke 4
Rutherfordium is element 104, a transition metal. It sits on ring Q (period 7) on spoke 4. Follow that spoke toward the center and out again to find its chemical relatives.
Properties
| Density | Not measured | Terrain → |
|---|---|---|
| Melting point | Not measured | Terrain → |
| Boiling point | Not measured | Terrain → |
| Electronegativity | Not measured | Terrain → |
| First ionization energy | Not measured | Terrain → |
| Atomic weight | 267 u | Terrain → |
| Crustal abundance | Not measured | Terrain → |
| Discovered | 1969 | Terrain → |
Values from open reference data; see sources. "Terrain" opens that property as a 3D landscape across the whole spiral.
Two things you might not know
- Soviet scientists proposed calling it kurchatovium (Ku), in honor of Igor Kurchatov.
- Honors a New Zealand-born physicist. Conclusively made at UC Berkeley in 1969; name settled by IUPAC in 1997.
Checked against en.wikipedia.org.
Spoke 4
Ring Q (period 7)
Play with Rutherfordium
Watch it fly into its seat, or raise the whole spiral into a landscape and see where it peaks.