| Origin of Name |
After
Ernest Rutherford, New Zealand chemist and father of nuclear physics |
| Date and Place of Discovery |
Synthesized in 1964 at the
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research at Dubna, Russia by bombarding
plutonium with neon ions.
Synthesized in 1969 at
Lawrence Radiation Laboratory on the University of California campus
at Berkeley by colliding californium and carbon. |
| Discovered by |
Unknown scientists in Russia
Led by
Albert Ghiorso
in America |
| Common Compounds |
No known compounds |
| Interesting facts |
- Very little is known about
it.
- It is predicted to have
chemical properties similar to hafnium.
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| Common Uses |
There are no known uses except for basic
scientific research.
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