rutherfordium

chemical element with symbol Rf and atomic number 104
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rutherfordium

Summary

rutherfordium is a chemical element[1]. rutherfordium draws 3,988 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #102 of 144).[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 element symbol is recorded as Ku[11].
  • rutherfordium's chemical formula is recorded as Rf[12].
  • rutherfordium is a type of d-block[13].
  • rutherfordium is part of period 7[14].
  • rutherfordium is part of group 4[15].
  • rutherfordium is part of transition metal[16].
  • rutherfordium's Commons category is recorded as Rutherfordium[17].
  • rutherfordium's Unicode character is recorded as 鑪[18].
  • rutherfordium's crystal system is recorded as hexagonal crystal system[19].
  • rutherfordium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 1, 1964[20].
  • rutherfordium's IPA transcription is recorded as ˌrʌðərˈfɔːrdiəm[21].
  • rutherfordium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rutherfordium[22].
  • rutherfordium's Commons gallery is recorded as Rutherfordium[23].
  • rutherfordium's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+104'}[24].
  • rutherfordium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[25].
  • rutherfordium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[26].
  • rutherfordium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element[4] and synthetic element[5]. rutherfordium is a type of d-block[13].

Origins

Ernest Rutherford is named after rutherfordium[6].

Use and Application

Part of include period 7[14], a period[28]; group 4[15], a group[29]; and transition metal[16].

Why It Matters

rutherfordium draws 3,988 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #102 of 144).[2] rutherfordium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] rutherfordium is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mass → {'amount': '+267.12179'}
    Oxidation state → {'amount': '+2'}, {'amount': '+3'}, {'amount': '+4'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2067]]: 267.12179±0.00062 dalton, add the mass of the longest-lived isotope (AME via NIST)"
  2. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxidation state → {'amount': '+2'}, {'amount': '+3'}, {'amount': '+4'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1121]]: 2, add oxidation state from en:Template:Infobox element/symbol-to-oxidation-state"
  3. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ipa transcription → ˌrʌðərˈfɔːrdiəm
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q150 (fra)-Guilhelma-rutherfordium.wav, En-rutherfordium (2).oga, LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-rut
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P898]]: ˌrʌðərˈfɔːrdiəm, add IPA transcription (from en:Template:Infobox element/symbol-to-pronunciation)"
  4. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q150 (fra)-Guilhelma-rutherfordium.wav, En-rutherfordium (2).oga, LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-rut
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P443]]: En-rutherfordium (2).oga, add English pronunciation audio from Data:Chemical elements.tab"
  5. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → d-block
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q214503]], add periodic table block (IUPAC 2021 convention)"
  6. 16d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ionization energy → {'amount': '+6.02'}, {'amount': '+14.35'}, {'amount': '+23.84'}
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-add:1||3 */ [[Property:P2260]], import ionization energy from NIST Atomic Spectra Database"
  7. 5w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → d-block
    Part of → period 7, group 4, transition metal
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q19588]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269683|batch #269683]]"
  8. 5w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Interlingual index id → i113999
    Babelnet id → 14225201n, 00006829n
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id → 151078528
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||4 */ added/modified IDs mapped to WordNet 3.1"
  9. 6w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Crystal system → hexagonal crystal system
    Melting point → {'amount': '+2400.0'}
    Boiling point → {'amount': '+5800.0'}
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2101]]: 2,400.0 kelvin, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269026|batch #269026]]"
  10. 7w ago · عُثمان · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → chemical element, synthetic element
    Mass → {'amount': '+267.12179'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P683]]: 33346"
  11. 9w ago · Mykhal · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → chemical element, synthetic element
    Mass → {'amount': '+267.12179'}
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q27115613 */"
  12. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → zpzBD
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14541]]: zpzBD, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783718152792"
  13. 13w ago · Einar Myre · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hrvatska enciklopedija id → rutherfordij
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id → rutherfordium, unnilquadium
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P4342]]: unnilquadium, Moving from [[Q27115613]]"
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