atomic number 100
- noun
- Specialized
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número atómico 100
- Fermium, with atomic number 100, was discovered in 1952.
Examples
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The atomic number 100 represents the element fermium.
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Scientists first created atomic number 100 by bombarding plutonium with neutrons in a laboratory.
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Due to its high radioactivity, atomic number 100 is mainly used for scientific research.
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The discovery of atomic number 100 expanded our understanding of transuranic elements.
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Scientists first created atomic number 100 by bombarding plutonium with neutrons in a laboratory.
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Due to its high radioactivity, atomic number 100 is mainly used for scientific research.
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Fermium, with atomic number 100, was discovered in 1952.
Synonyms
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A very rare radioactive metal made by scientists in nuclear reactors
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A man-made radioactive metal with atomic number 100 made by hitting plutonium with neutrons
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: 'atomic' (relating to atoms) + 'number' (a numerical identifier) + '100' denotes the atomic-number label 100, i.e. the element with proton count 100 (fermium). This follows a regular noun-phrase naming pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Atomic number 100 names the element that sits in the 100th box of the periodic table, and scientists called that element fermium after the physicist Enrico Fermi. It was first found in the dust from an early nuclear test and is made by hitting plutonium with neutrons, so it is very radioactive.