锿 (āi) - Einsteinium — a synthetic, radioactive metallic element in
锿Tone 1
āi | 14 strokes | radical:
锿 · āi
Einsteinium — a synthetic, radioactive metallic element in the actinide series with symbol Es and atomic number 99, named after Albert Einstein.
Einsteinium — a synthetic, radioactive metallic element in
Usage highlights
Einsteinium elementEinsteinium isotopeRadioactive einsteiniumEinsteinium compoundSynthetic einsteiniumEinsteinium discovery
Synonyms
- 锿元素— Einsteinium element
Usage & contexts
Examples
- Einsteinium was discovered in the debris of the first hydrogen bomb test (锿是在第一次氢弹试验的碎片中发现的).
- Scientists study the radioactive properties of einsteinium (科学家研究锿的放射性特性).
- Only trace amounts of einsteinium exist on Earth (地球上只存在微量锿).
- Einsteinium-253 has a half-life of about 20 days (锿-253的半衰期约为20天).
Collocations
- Einsteinium element(锿元素)
- Einsteinium isotope(锿同位素)
- Radioactive einsteinium(放射性锿)
- Einsteinium compound(锿化合物)
- Synthetic einsteinium(人工合成锿)
- Einsteinium discovery(锿的发现)
Cultural background
FAQ- Named after theoretical physicist Albert Einstein, following the tradition of naming transuranium elements after famous scientists.
- Discovered in 1952 in the debris of the first hydrogen bomb test by a team at the University of California, Berkeley.
- As a synthetic element, it has no biological role and occurs only in trace amounts in nature, primarily in nuclear test sites.