Seaborgium Sg 106

Seaborgium Sg, is a synthetic radioactive metal which does not occur naturally and is of research interest only. Only a few atoms have ever been made and its chemistry resembles that of tungsten.
Found in Group VIb of the periodic table.

Atomic Number : 106
Relative Atomic Mass : 266
Melting Point : 2468 degC
Boiling Point : 4742 degC
Relative Density : 8.5

Discovery

Lawrence Berkeley Lab-USA / Dubna Lab-Russia 1974

Occurrence

A synthetic element created via nuclear bombardment, few atoms have ever been made and the properties of seaborgium are very poorly understood. It is a radioactive metal and is of research interest only. Interestingly, its chemistry resembles that of tungsten.Only very small amounts of of element 106, seaborgium, have ever been made. The first samples were made through a nuclear reaction involving fusion of an isotope of californium, ²⁴⁹Cf, with one of oxygen, ¹⁸O.

¹⁸O + ²⁴⁹Cf ²⁶³Sg + 4 n

Isolation of an observable quantity of seaborgium has never been achieved.

More recently, other isotopes have been made using neon atoms to bombard californium isotopes.

²⁴⁸Cf + ²²Ne ²⁶⁶Sg + 4n

Properties

Uses

It has no uses.

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