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⚛️ Above 103 ⚛️ A heavy element
transactinide

transactinide

9.9
About radioactive chemical elements with atomic numbers above 103
  • adjective
  • /ˌtrænzækˈtɪnaɪd/
  • Specialized
: transactínido
  • The discovery of new transactinide isotopes often requires advanced particle accelerators.

Examples

  • Most transactinide compounds are highly unstable and radioactive.

  • Scientists study transactinide elements to learn more about nuclear stability.

  • The transactinide elements are part of the periodic table.

  • Scientists study transactinide elements to understand their properties.

  • Most transactinide compounds are highly unstable and radioactive.

  • Scientists study transactinide elements to learn more about their chemical behavior.

  • The discovery of new transactinide isotopes expands our understanding of the periodic table.

Surface Forms

transactinide positive

Morphology

transactinide = actinide (transparent) = trans + actinide

Formed by productive prefix 'trans-' meaning 'beyond' attached to 'actinide'; the meaning 'beyond the actinides' is directly derived, though the term is technical.

Etymology

Transactinide begins with trans-, as in transport, meaning 'beyond', and ends with actinide, the name for the group of elements after actinium. So transactinide means 'beyond the actinides', that is, relating to elements with atomic numbers greater than 103.