| Origin of Name |
After
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, who discovered X-rays |
| Date and Place of Discovery |
On December 8,
1994 at the
Heavy Ion Research Laboratory in Darmstadt, Germany |
| Discovered by |
Team led by S. Hofmann |
| Common Compounds |
There are no known compounds. |
| Interesting facts |
- When discovered, only three
atoms were observed by the fusion of
bismuth-209 and
nickel-64 in a
linear accelerator
- Its longest lived isotope was
3.6 seconds.
|
| Common Uses |
It has no known uses outside the
laboratory. |
