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    • Inforgraphic about the Element rutherfordium.
    Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Published 27 May 2019 Size: 60 KB Referencing Hub media

    On the periodic table1 of elements2, rutherfordium is represented by the symbol Rf. It has an atomic number3 of 104 because it has 104 protons in its nucleus4. It is a synthetic element because it is created in a laboratory rather than occurring naturally.

    1. periodic table: The organisation of all known elements into groups with similar properties.
    2. element: A substance made of atoms that all have the same atomic number. Elements cannot be split into simpler substances using normal chemical methods.
    3. atomic number: The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom. This determines an element’s properties and location on the periodic table of elements.
    4. nucleus: 1. The very small, very dense, positively charged centre of an atom containing protons and neutrons. 2. Part of the cell that contains the cell’s hereditary information (DNA) and controls the cell’s processes.

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    Rutherfordium

    Rutherfordium is a synthetic chemical element. Its official chemical symbol is Rf, and its atomic number is 104, which means that a rutherfordium atom has 104 protons in its nucleus ...

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      periodic table

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      2. The organisation of all known elements into groups with similar properties.

      nucleus

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      3. 1. The very small, very dense, positively charged centre of an atom containing protons and neutrons.

      2. Part of the cell that contains the cell’s hereditary information (DNA) and controls the cell’s processes.

      element

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      4. A substance made of atoms that all have the same atomic number. Elements cannot be split into simpler substances using normal chemical methods.

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      5. The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom. This determines an element’s properties and location on the periodic table of elements.

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