| Origin of Name |
After
Niels Bohr, a Danish physicist |
| Date and Place of Discovery |
In 1976 at the Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia
and in 1981 in Darmstadt, Germany |
| Discovered by |
Peter Armbruster and
Gottfried Munzenberg (Germany)
Y. Oganessian (Russia) |
| Common Compounds |
There are no known compounds. |
| Interesting facts |
- There is little information on bohrium, mainly because its half-life is only seconds long.
- It has also been known as Unnilseptium (Uns) and Nielsbohrium (Ns).
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| Common Uses |
There are no known uses outside of the laboratory. |
