rutherfordium

chemical element with symbol Rf and atomic number 104
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rutherfordium

Summary

rutherfordium is a chemical element[1]. rutherfordium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • rutherfordium is credited with the discovery of Albert Ghiorso[3].
  • rutherfordium's instance of is recorded as chemical element[4].
  • rutherfordium's instance of is recorded as synthetic element[5].
  • Ernest Rutherford is named after rutherfordium[6].
  • rutherfordium's location of discovery is recorded as Dubna[7].
  • rutherfordium's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Rf][8].
  • rutherfordium's element symbol is recorded as Rf[9].
  • rutherfordium's element symbol is recorded as Unq[10].
  • rutherfordium's chemical formula is recorded as Rf[11].
  • rutherfordium is a type of transition metal[12].
  • rutherfordium is part of period 7[13].
  • rutherfordium is part of group 4[14].
  • rutherfordium's Commons category is recorded as Rutherfordium[15].
  • rutherfordium's Unicode character is recorded as 鑪[16].
  • rutherfordium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 1, 1964[17].
  • rutherfordium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rutherfordium[18].
  • rutherfordium's Commons gallery is recorded as Rutherfordium[19].
  • rutherfordium's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+104'}[20].
  • rutherfordium's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[21].
  • rutherfordium's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22].
  • rutherfordium's electron configuration is recorded as [Rn] 5f¹⁴ 6d² 7s²[23].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element[4] and synthetic element[5]. rutherfordium is a type of transition metal[12].

Origins

Ernest Rutherford is named after rutherfordium[6].

Use and Application

Part of include period 7[13], a period[24] and group 4[14], a group[25].

Why It Matters

rutherfordium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] rutherfordium is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Atomic weights of the elements 2009 (IUPAC Technical Report). wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . cns11643.gov.tw. Retrieved . cns11643.gov.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Einar Myre · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hrvatska enciklopedija id rutherfordij
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id rutherfordium
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P4342]]: unnilquadium, Moving from [[Q27115613]]"
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