Home 104 Rf Rutherfordium back to the periodic table
 
Atomic number   104
Symbol   Rf
Atomic weight   261.1087
Density [g/cm3]   ---
Melting point [°C]   ---
Boiling point [°C]   ---
1st Ionization energy [eV]   ---
Electronic configuration   [Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2
Oxidation number (most stable)   3
Atomic radius [pm]   ---
Ionic radius [pm]   ---
Abundance in crustal rocks [ppm]   0
Origin of the name   named after the English Ernest Rutherford
Discovery   1964 by the Americans Ghiorso et al. as well as the Russians Flerov et al.
Uses   no technical significance.
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