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Periodic Table of Elements

Element Seaborgium - Sg

Comprehensive data on the chemical element Seaborgium is provided on this page; including scores of properties, element names in many languages, most known nuclides of Seaborgium. Common chemical compounds are also provided for many elements. In addition technical terms are linked to their definitions and the menu contains links to related articles that are a great aid in one's studies.

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• Seaborgium Page One
  • Overview of Seaborgium
  • Seaborgium's Name in Other Languages
  • Atomic Structure of Seaborgium
  • Chemical Properties of Seaborgium
  • Physical Properties of Seaborgium
  • Regulatory / Health
  • Who/When/Where/How
• Seaborgium Page Two
  • Nuclides / Isotopes
  • Potential Parent Nuclides

Overview of Seaborgium

• Atomic Number: 106
• Group: 6
• Period: 7
• Series: Transactinides

Seaborgium's Name in Other Languages

• Latin: Seaborgium
• Czech: Seaborgium
• Croatian: Seaborgij
• French: Seaborgium
• German: Seaborgium - s
• Italian: Seaborgium
• Norwegian: Seaborgium
• Russian: Сиборгий
• Spanish: Seaborgio

Atomic Structure of Seaborgium

• Atomic Radius:
• Atomic Volume:
• Covalent Radius:
• Cross Section (Thermal Neutron Capture) σ_a/barns:
• Crystal Structure:

• Electron Configuration:

  1s² 2s²p⁶ 3s²p⁶d¹⁰ 4s²p⁶d¹⁰f¹⁴ 5s²p⁶d¹⁰f¹⁴ 6s²p⁶d⁴ 7s²

• Electrons per Energy Level: 2,8,18,32,32,12,2

  Shell Model
  

• Ionic Radius:
• Filling Orbital:
• Number of Electrons (with no charge): 106
• Number of Neutrons (most common/stable nuclide): 157
• Number of Protons: 106
• Oxidation States:
• Valence Electrons:

Chemical Properties of Seaborgium

• Electrochemical Equivalent:
• Electron Work Function:
• Electronegativity: N/A (Pauling); N/A (Allrod Rochow)
• Heat of Fusion: kJ/mol
• Incompatibilities:

• Ionization Potential
  • First:
• Valence Electron Potential (-eV):

Physical Properties of Seaborgium

• Atomic Mass Average: 263
• Boiling Point:
• Coefficient of lineal thermal expansion/K^-1: N/A
• Conductivity

  Electrical:
  Thermal:

• Description:

  Man made radioactive element that does not occur in nature.

• Flammablity Class:
• Freezing Point: see melting point
• Heat of Vaporization: kJ/mol
• Melting Point:
• Physical State (at 20°C & 1atm):
• Specific Heat:

Regulatory / Health

• CAS Number
  • 54038-81-2
• NFPA 704
  • Health:
  • Fire:
  • Reactivity:
  • Special Hazard: Radioactive<
  • OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL)
    • No limits set by OSHA
  • OSHA PEL Vacated 1989
    • No limits set by OSHA
  • NIOSH Recommended Exposure Limit (REL)
    • No limits set by NIOSH
  • Levels In Humans:
    Note: this data represents naturally occuring levels of elements in the typical human, it DOES NOT represent recommended daily allowances.
    • Blood/mg dm^-3: n/a
    • Bone/p.p.m: n/a
    • Liver/p.p.m: n/a
    • Muscle/p.p.m: n/a
    • Daily Dietary Intake: n/a
    • Total Mass In Avg. 70kg human: n/a

  Who / Where / When / How

  • Discoverer: Albert Ghiorso, et al workers of the Lawrence Berkeley and Livermore Laboratories
  • Discovery Location: Lawrence Berkeley Laborator
  • Discovery Year: 1974
  • Name Origin:

    Named for Glenn T. Seaborg, an American nuclear chemist and winner of a Nobel prize.

  • Abundance of Seaborgium:
    • Earth's Crust/p.p.m.: N/A
    • Seawater/p.p.m.: nil
    • Atmosphere/p.p.m.: N/A
    • Sun (Relative to H=1E¹²): N/A
  • Sources of Seaborgium:

    Synthetically produced by bombarding Cf-249 with O-18 or CM-248 with Ne-22. Very few atoms have ever been produced.

  • Uses of Seaborgium:

    It is of research interest only.

  • Additional Notes:

    In August of 1997 the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry announced the official naming of this element as Seaborgium

  Seaborgium Menu

  • Seaborgium Page One
    • Overview of Seaborgium
    • Seaborgium's Name in Other Languages
    • Atomic Structure of Seaborgium
    • Chemical Properties of Seaborgium
    • Physical Properties of Seaborgium
    • Regulatory / Health
    • Who/When/Where/How
  • Seaborgium Page Two
    • Nuclides / Isotopes
    • Potential Parent Nuclides

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