kurchatovium

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kurchatovium

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Named for Igor Kurchatov, + -ium.

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  1. uncountable A rejected name for rutherfordium. Research on the production and properties of kurchatovium isotopes has continued; Ghiorso et al. exposed Cf²⁴⁹ to C¹² and C¹³ ions to produce two new α-active isotopes of kurchatovium (which they called rutherfordium, Rf) having A fo 257 and 259, the T_(1/2) being 4.5 and 3 sec respectively.

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noun a rejected name for rutherfordium

中文龲 /𰾋 kù
Françaiskourtchatovium
DeutschKurtschatowium
Русскийкурчато́вий kurčatóvij

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@misc{kurchatovium_2026,
  title = {kurchatovium},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kurchatovium},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}