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einsteinium

einsteinium

9.9
A radioactive chemical element that scientists make by hitting plutonium with neutrons
  • noun
  • /ˌaɪnˈstaɪniəm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : einstenio
  • Researchers produced einsteinium in the laboratory by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.

Examples

  • Scientists first discovered einsteinium in the debris of a hydrogen bomb explosion.

  • Did you know that einsteinium has the atomic number 99?

  • The element einsteinium is extremely rare and highly radioactive.

  • The einsteinium was discovered in a laboratory.

  • Researchers produced einsteinium in the laboratory by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.

  • Scientists first discovered einsteinium in the debris of a hydrogen bomb explosion.

  • The element einsteinium is extremely rare and highly radioactive.

Synonyms

Es
vseinsteinium
  • Specialized
15 9.9

A very rare radioactive metal made in labs by nuclear reactions

refers to the actual radioactive element rather than its written sign
atomic number 99
vseinsteinium
  • Specialized
9.9

A radioactive metal called einsteinium with atomic number 99 made by hitting plutonium atoms with neutrons

uses a short letter label rather than a number to identify the element

Surface Forms

einsteinium singular
einsteinium plural

Morphology

einsteinium = Einstein (transparent) = einstein + ium

Standard chemical-naming pattern: a proper name + -ium signals an element named after the person, so the relation is clear to learners familiar with element names.

Etymology

Einsteinium is named after the famous scientist Einstein, and the ending -ium shows it is a chemical 'element'. It was first found in the debris of a hydrogen bomb and is made in labs by hitting plutonium with neutrons, so Einsteinium is a rare, man-made, highly radioactive element.