| Origin of Name |
After
Glenn T. Seaborg, American chemist and nuclear physicist |
| Date and Place of Discovery |
In June 1974 at
Lawrence Radiation Laboratory on the University of California campus
at Berkeley
In September 1974 at the
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research at Dubna, Russia |
| Discovered by |
Led by
Albert Ghiorso
in America
Led by Georgy
Nikolaevich Flerov in Russia |
| Common Compounds |
No known compounds |
| Interesting facts |
- It has 12 known isotopes.
- When elements are named
after people, it is usually after they have passed on.
Glenn Seaborg was still alive when they decided on this
elements' name.
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| Common Uses |
Since only a few atoms of seaborgium have ever been made, there are no uses for seaborgium outside of basic
scientific research.
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