Seaborgium (Sg)
| Atomic Number | 106 |
|---|---|
| Atomic Mass | 269 u |
| Category | Transition metal |
| Electron Config | *[Rn] 5f¹⁴ 6d⁴ 7s² |
| Crystal Structure | Body-centered Cubic (predicted) |
| Discovered By | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (1974) |
Brief Introduction
Seaborgium (Sg) is a synthetic, radioactive transactinide element. Key details about Seaborgium (Sg) are as follows:
Uses: No practical applications. Used only in scientific research.
Production/Extraction: Produced by bombarding californium with oxygen ions or curium with neon ions in particle accelerators.
History: Discovered in 1974 by Albert Ghiorso and colleagues at UC Berkeley. Named after Glenn T. Seaborg, the only person to have an element named after them while still alive.
Health Effects & Safety: Highly radioactive. Extreme rarity means no health data.
Price/Market: Not commercially available. Produced only for research.
Properties: Radioactive, most stable isotope Sg-271 has half-life of about 2.4 minutes, expected to behave chemically similar to tungsten.
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