(fèi) - Fermium — a synthetic, radioactive metallic element with & named after physicist Enrico Fermi.

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Fermium — a synthetic, radioactive metallic element with atomic number 100;

named after physicist Enrico Fermi.

Fermium — a synthetic, radioactive metallic element withnamed after physicist Enrico Fermi.

Usage highlights

Fermium elementFermium isotopeFermium atomFermium compoundFermium discoveryFermium production

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Fermium is a transuranium element (鐨元素).
  • It was discovered in nuclear weapon test debris (鐨的發現).
  • Fermium-257 has a half-life of about 100 days (鐨-257).
  • The element is produced in particle accelerators (產生鐨).

Collocations

  • Fermium element(鐨元素)
  • Fermium isotope(鐨同位素)
  • Fermium atom(鐨原子)
  • Fermium compound(鐨化合物)
  • Fermium discovery(鐨的發現)
  • Fermium production(鐨的生產)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Fermium is named after Enrico Fermi, Nobel Prize-winning physicist who created the first nuclear reactor.
  • As a synthetic element, fermium does not occur naturally and has no biological role.
  • The character 鐨 was created specifically for this element in Chinese scientific nomenclature.

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