lawrencium

lawrencium
lawrencium lawrencium n. [from Ernest O. Lawrence, inventer of the cyclotron.] A transuranic element of atomic number 103. It was discovered in 1961 by bombardment of californium in a cyclotron with boron nuclei. Other isotopes were prepared in 1965 at Dubna. The atomic weight of the most stable isotope is 256, having a half-life of 35 seconds. Symbol Lr. --HCP61

Syn: Lr. [WordNet 1.5]


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  • lawrencium — [ lɔrɑ̃sjɔm ] n. m. • 1962; de Lawrence, n. d un physicien amér. ♦ Chim. Élément atomique (Lr; no at. 103), le dernier de la série des actinides. Isotope du lawrencium obtenu par bombardement du californium. ● lawrencium nom masculin (de E. O.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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