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86-402: Roentgenium ( German: [ʁœntˈɡeːni̯ʊm] ) is a synthetic chemical element ; it has symbol Rg and atomic number 111. It is extremely radioactive and can only be created in a laboratory. The most stable known isotope, roentgenium-282, has a half-life of 130 seconds, although the unconfirmed roentgenium-286 may have a longer half-life of about 10.7 minutes. Roentgenium

172-602: A transactinide , at least four atoms must be produced, the half-life of the isotope used must be at least 1 second, and the rate of production must be at least one atom per week. Even though the half-life of Rg, the most stable confirmed roentgenium isotope, is 100 seconds, long enough to perform chemical studies, another obstacle is the need to increase the rate of production of roentgenium isotopes and allow experiments to carry on for weeks or months so that statistically significant results can be obtained. Separation and detection must be carried out continuously to separate out

258-591: A German team: bohrium , hassium , meitnerium , darmstadtium , roentgenium , and copernicium . Element 113, nihonium , was created by a Japanese team; the last five known elements, flerovium , moscovium , livermorium , tennessine , and oganesson , were created by Russian–American collaborations and complete the seventh row of the periodic table. The following elements do not occur naturally on Earth. All are transuranium elements and have atomic numbers of 95 and higher. All elements with atomic numbers 1 through 94 occur naturally at least in trace quantities, but

344-537: A coding system that represented long sequences of amino acids. This would allow for these sequences to be compared to try to find homologies . These codes can consist of either a one-letter code or a three-letter code. These codes make it easier and shorter to write down the amino acid sequences that make up proteins . The nucleotide bases are made up of purines ( adenine and guanine ) and pyrimidines ( cytosine and thymine or uracil ). These nucleotide bases make up DNA and RNA . These nucleotide base codes make

430-547: A long half-life of about 5.1 minutes. The isotopes Rg and Rg have also been reported to have half-lives over a second. The remaining isotopes have half-lives in the millisecond range. The missing isotopes between Rg and Rg are too light to be produced by hot fusion and too heavy to be produced by cold fusion. A possible synthesis method is to populate them from above, as daughters of nihonium or moscovium isotopes that can be produced by hot fusion. The isotopes Rg and Rg could be synthesised using charged-particle evaporation, using

516-1000: A member state of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), are of concern to chemical scientists and engineers around the globe and we stand ready to support your mission of implementing the CWC." According to the CWC, "the use, stockpiling, distribution, development or storage of any chemical weapons is forbidden by any of the 192 state party signatories." IUPAC is governed by several committees that all have different responsibilities. The committees are as follows: Bureau, CHEMRAWN (Chem Research Applied to World Needs) Committee, Committee on Chemistry Education, Committee on Chemistry and Industry, Committee on Printed and Electronic Publications, Evaluation Committee, Executive Committee, Finance Committee, Interdivisional Committee on Terminology, Nomenclature and Symbols, Project Committee, and Pure and Applied Chemistry Editorial Advisory Board. Each committee

602-529: A target and a beam is characterized by its cross section —the probability that fusion will occur if two nuclei approach one another expressed in terms of the transverse area that the incident particle must hit in order for the fusion to occur. This fusion may occur as a result of the quantum effect in which nuclei can tunnel through electrostatic repulsion. If the two nuclei can stay close past that phase, multiple nuclear interactions result in redistribution of energy and an energy equilibrium. The resulting merger

688-439: A true gold(VII) heptafluoride would be; RgF 7 is instead calculated to be more stable as a true roentgenium(VII) heptafluoride, although it would be somewhat unstable, its decomposition to Rg 2 F 10 and F 2 releasing a small amount of energy at room temperature. Roentgenium(I) is expected to be difficult to obtain. Gold readily forms the cyanide complex Au(CN) 2 , which is used in its extraction from ore through

774-473: A very heavy metal with a density of around 22–24 g/cm; in comparison, the densest known element that has had its density measured, osmium , has a density of 22.61 g/cm. The atomic radius of roentgenium is expected to be around 138 pm. Unambiguous determination of the chemical characteristics of roentgenium has yet to have been established due to the low yields of reactions that produce roentgenium isotopes. For chemical studies to be carried out on

860-407: A very short distance from a nucleus; beam nuclei are thus greatly accelerated in order to make such repulsion insignificant compared to the velocity of the beam nucleus. The energy applied to the beam nuclei to accelerate them can cause them to reach speeds as high as one-tenth of the speed of light . However, if too much energy is applied, the beam nucleus can fall apart. Coming close enough alone

946-421: Is cyclohexanol : Basic IUPAC inorganic nomenclature has two main parts: the cation and the anion . The cation is the name for the positively charged ion and the anion is the name for the negatively charged ion. An example of IUPAC nomenclature of inorganic chemistry is potassium chlorate (KClO 3 ): IUPAC also has a system for giving codes to identify amino acids and nucleotide bases. IUPAC needed

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1032-681: Is Germany. Germany's exclusion was a result of prejudice towards Germans by the Allied powers after World War I . Germany was finally admitted into IUPAC in 1929. However, Nazi Germany was removed from IUPAC during World War II . During World War II, IUPAC was affiliated with the Allied powers , but had little involvement during the war effort itself. After the war, East and West Germany were readmitted to IUPAC in 1973. Since World War II, IUPAC has been focused on standardizing nomenclature and methods in science without interruption. In 2016, IUPAC denounced

1118-644: Is a book about soil structures and the molecular processes that occur in soil. Structure and Surface Reactions of Soil Particles is aimed at any researcher researching soil or in the field of anthropology . It goes into depth on topics such as: fractal analysis of particle dimensions; computer modeling of the structure; reactivity of humics; applications of atomic force microscopy; and advanced instrumentation for analysis of soil particles. Metal Speciation and Bioavailability in Aquatic Systems, Series on Analytical and Physical Chemistry of Environmental Systems Vol. 3

1204-468: Is a book about the effect of trace metals on aquatic life. This book is considered a specialty book for researchers interested in observing the effect of trace metals in the water supply. This book includes techniques to assess how bioassays can be used to evaluate how an organism is affected by trace metals. Also, Metal Speciation and Bioavailability in Aquatic Systems, Series on Analytical and Physical Chemistry of Environmental Systems Vol. 3 looks at

1290-407: Is a book that delves into aerosol science. This book is aimed as a reference for graduate students and atmospheric researchers. Atmospheric Particles goes into depth on the properties of aerosols in the atmosphere and their effect. Topics covered in this book are: acid rain ; heavy metal pollution; global warming ; and photochemical smog. Atmospheric Particles also covers techniques to analyze

1376-463: Is a book that discusses techniques and devices to monitor aquatic systems and how new devices and techniques can be developed. This book emphasizes the future use of micro-analytical monitoring techniques and microtechnology . In Situ Monitoring of Aquatic Systems: Chemical Analysis and Speciation is aimed at researchers and laboratories that analyze aquatic systems such as rivers, lakes, and oceans. Structure and Surface Reactions of Soil Particles

1462-517: Is a book that gives background information on thermal analysis and calorimetry . Thermoanalytical and calorimetric techniques along with thermodynamic and kinetic properties are also discussed. Later volumes of this book discuss the applications and principles of these thermodynamic and kinetic methods. Equations of State for Fluids and Fluid Mixtures Part I is a book that gives up to date equations of state for fluids and fluid mixtures. This book covers all ways to develop equations of state. It gives

1548-586: Is also known for standardizing the atomic weights of the elements through one of its oldest standing committees, the Commission on Isotopic Abundances and Atomic Weights (CIAAW). The need for an international standard for chemistry was first addressed in 1860 by a committee headed by German scientist Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz . This committee was the first international conference to create an international naming system for organic compounds . The ideas that were formulated at that conference evolved into

1634-439: Is an excited state —termed a compound nucleus —and thus it is very unstable. To reach a more stable state, the temporary merger may fission without formation of a more stable nucleus. Alternatively, the compound nucleus may eject a few neutrons , which would carry away the excitation energy; if the latter is not sufficient for a neutron expulsion, the merger would produce a gamma ray . This happens in about 10 seconds after

1720-560: Is created in a nuclear reaction that combines two other nuclei of unequal size into one; roughly, the more unequal the two nuclei in terms of mass , the greater the possibility that the two react. The material made of the heavier nuclei is made into a target, which is then bombarded by the beam of lighter nuclei. Two nuclei can only fuse into one if they approach each other closely enough; normally, nuclei (all positively charged) repel each other due to electrostatic repulsion . The strong interaction can overcome this repulsion but only within

1806-823: Is made up of members of different National Adhering Organizations from different countries. The steering committee hierarchy for IUPAC is as follows: Chemical Nomenclature and Structure Representation Division (Division VIII) Current officers of the Executive Committee : Scientists framed a systematic method for naming organic compounds based on their structures. Hence, the naming rules were formulated by IUPAC. IUPAC establishes rules for harmonized spelling of some chemicals to reduce variation among different local English-language variants. For example, they recommend " aluminium " rather than "aluminum", " sulfur " rather than "sulphur", and " caesium " rather than "cesium". IUPAC organic nomenclature has three basic parts:

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1892-459: Is meant to be a compilation of other IUPAC works. The second edition of this book was published in 1997. This book made large changes to the first edition of the Compendium of Chemical Terminology . These changes included updated material and an expansion of the book to include over seven thousand terms. The second edition was the topic of an IUPAC XML project. This project made an XML version of

1978-474: Is meant to give an overview of a technique based on fractal geometry and the processes of environmental systems. This book gives ideas on how to use fractal geometry to compare and contrast different ecosystems . It also gives an overview of the knowledge needed to solve environmental problems. Finally, Biophysical Chemistry of Fractal Structures and Processes in Environmental Systems shows how to use

2064-491: Is no "natural isotope abundance". Therefore, for synthetic elements the total nucleon count ( protons plus neutrons ) of the most stable isotope , i.e., the isotope with the longest half-life —is listed in brackets as the atomic mass. The first element to be synthesized, rather than discovered in nature, was technetium in 1937. This discovery filled a gap in the periodic table , and the fact that technetium has no stable isotopes explains its natural absence on Earth (and

2150-404: Is not enough for two nuclei to fuse: when two nuclei approach each other, they usually remain together for about 10 seconds and then part ways (not necessarily in the same composition as before the reaction) rather than form a single nucleus. This happens because during the attempted formation of a single nucleus, electrostatic repulsion tears apart the nucleus that is being formed. Each pair of

2236-499: Is predicted to be a noble metal . The standard electrode potential of 1.9 V for the Rg/Rg couple is greater than that of 1.5 V for the Au/Au couple. Roentgenium's predicted first ionisation energy of 1020 kJ/mol almost matches that of the noble gas radon at 1037 kJ/mol. Its predicted second ionization energy, 2070 kJ/mol, is almost the same as that of silver. Based on

2322-728: Is relatively well received as being useful for reviewing chemical toxicology. Macromolecular Symposia is a journal that publishes fourteen issues a year. This journal includes contributions to the macromolecular chemistry and physics field. The meetings of IUPAC are included in this journal along with the European Polymer Federation , the American Chemical Society , and the Society of Polymer Science in Japan. The Experimental Thermodynamics books series covers many topics in

2408-527: Is the Compendium of Analytical Nomenclature (the "Orange Book"; 1st edition 1978). This book was revised in 1987. The second edition has many revisions that come from reports on nomenclature between 1976 and 1984. In 1992, the second edition went through many different revisions, which led to the third edition. Pure and Applied Chemistry is the official monthly journal of IUPAC. This journal debuted in 1960. The goal statement for Pure and Applied Chemistry

2494-769: Is the recognized world authority in developing standards for naming the chemical elements and compounds . Since its creation, IUPAC has been run by many different committees with different responsibilities. These committees run different projects which include standardizing nomenclature , finding ways to bring chemistry to the world, and publishing works. IUPAC is best known for its works standardizing nomenclature in chemistry, but IUPAC has publications in many science fields including chemistry, biology, and physics. Some important work IUPAC has done in these fields includes standardizing nucleotide base sequence code names; publishing books for environmental scientists, chemists, and physicists; and improving education in science. IUPAC

2580-443: Is to "publish highly topical and credible works at the forefront of all aspects of pure and applied chemistry." The journal itself is available by subscription, but older issues are available in the archive on IUPAC's website. Pure and Applied Chemistry was created as a central way to publish IUPAC endorsed articles. Before its creation, IUPAC did not have a quick, official way to distribute new chemistry information. Its creation

2666-464: Is unknown and is expected to be only marginally stable to decomposition to AgF 4 and F 2 . Moreover, Rg 2 F 10 is expected to be stable to decomposition, exactly analogous to the Au 2 F 10 , whereas Ag 2 F 10 should be unstable to decomposition to Ag 2 F 6 and F 2 . Gold heptafluoride , AuF 7 , is known as a gold(V) difluorine complex AuF 5 ·F 2 , which is lower in energy than

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2752-440: The 7th period and is placed in the group 11 elements , although no chemical experiments have been carried out to confirm that it behaves as the heavier homologue to gold in group 11 as the ninth member of the 6d series of transition metals . Roentgenium is calculated to have similar properties to its lighter homologues, copper , silver , and gold, although it may show some differences from them. A superheavy atomic nucleus

2838-484: The aqua ion [Rg(H 2 O) 2 ], with an Rg–O bond distance of 207.1  pm . It is also expected to form Rg(I) complexes with ammonia , phosphine , and hydrogen sulfide . Roentgenium is expected to be a solid under normal conditions and to crystallize in the body-centered cubic structure, unlike its lighter congeners which crystallize in the face-centered cubic structure, due to its being expected to have different electron charge densities from them. It should be

2924-520: The electron affinity of roentgenium is expected to be around 1.6  eV (37  kcal/mol ), significantly lower than gold's value of 2.3 eV (53 kcal/mol), so roentgenides may not be stable or even possible. The 6d orbitals are destabilized by relativistic effects and spin–orbit interactions near the end of the fourth transition metal series, thus making the high oxidation state roentgenium(V) more stable than its lighter homologue gold(V) (known only in gold pentafluoride , Au 2 F 10 ) as

3010-461: The fission barrier for nuclei with about 280 nucleons. The later nuclear shell model suggested that nuclei with about 300 nucleons would form an island of stability in which nuclei will be more resistant to spontaneous fission and will primarily undergo alpha decay with longer half-lives. Subsequent discoveries suggested that the predicted island might be further than originally anticipated; they also showed that nuclei intermediate between

3096-677: The isotope roentgenium-272: This reaction had previously been conducted at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna (then in the Soviet Union ) in 1986, but no atoms of Rg had then been observed. In 2001, the IUPAC/IUPAP Joint Working Party (JWP) concluded that there was insufficient evidence for the discovery at that time. The GSI team repeated their experiment in 2002 and detected three more atoms. In their 2003 report,

3182-584: The kinetic energy of the emitted particle). Spontaneous fission, however, produces various nuclei as products, so the original nuclide cannot be determined from its daughters. Roentgenium was first synthesized by an international team led by Sigurd Hofmann at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (GSI) in Darmstadt , Germany , on December 8, 1994. The team bombarded a target of bismuth-209 with accelerated nuclei of nickel -64 and detected three nuclei of

3268-703: The n s subshell in group 11 reaching a maximum at roentgenium. The isotopes Rg and Rg are promising for chemical experimentation and may be produced as the granddaughters of the moscovium isotopes Mc and Mc respectively; their parents are the nihonium isotopes Nh and Nh, which have already received preliminary chemical investigations. Synthetic element Five more elements that were first created artificially are strictly speaking not synthetic because they were later found in nature in trace quantities: 43 Tc , 61 Pm , 85 At , 93 Np , and 94 Pu , though are sometimes classified as synthetic alongside exclusively artificial elements. The first, technetium,

3354-420: The substituents , carbon chain length, and chemical affix. The substituents are any functional groups attached to the main carbon chain. The main carbon chain is the longest possible continuous chain. The chemical affix denotes what type of molecule it is. For example, the ending ane denotes a single bonded carbon chain, as in "hexane" ( C 6 H 14 ). Another example of IUPAC organic nomenclature

3440-402: The 6d electrons participate in bonding to a greater extent. The spin-orbit interactions stabilize molecular roentgenium compounds with more bonding 6d electrons; for example, RgF 6 is expected to be more stable than RgF 4 , which is expected to be more stable than RgF 2 . The stability of RgF 6 is homologous to that of AuF 6 ; the silver analogue AgF 6

3526-534: The Earth formed (about 4.6 billion years ago) have long since decayed. Synthetic elements now present on Earth are the product of atomic bombs or experiments that involve nuclear reactors or particle accelerators , via nuclear fusion or neutron absorption . Atomic mass for natural elements is based on weighted average abundance of natural isotopes in Earth 's crust and atmosphere . For synthetic elements, there

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3612-918: The GSI team in 2004, to honor the German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen , the discoverer of X-rays . This name was accepted by IUPAC on November 1, 2004. Roentgenium has no stable or naturally occurring isotopes. Several radioactive isotopes have been synthesized in the laboratory, either by fusion of the nuclei of lighter elements or as intermediate decay products of heavier elements. Nine different isotopes of roentgenium have been reported with atomic masses 272, 274, 278–283, and 286 (283 and 286 unconfirmed), two of which, roentgenium-272 and roentgenium-274, have known but unconfirmed metastable states . All of these decay through alpha decay or spontaneous fission, though Rg may also have an electron capture branch. All roentgenium isotopes are extremely unstable and radioactive; in general,

3698-453: The JWP decided that the GSI team should be acknowledged for the discovery of this element. Using Mendeleev's nomenclature for unnamed and undiscovered elements , roentgenium should be known as eka- gold . In 1979, IUPAC published recommendations according to which the element was to be called unununium (with the corresponding symbol of Uuu ), a systematic element name as a placeholder , until

3784-535: The Pacific Ocean are a result of reduced chlorophyll for phytoplankton production. It does this by reviewing information from research in the 1990s. This book goes into depth about: chemical speciation; analytical techniques; transformation of iron; how iron limits the development of high nutrient low chlorophyll areas in the Pacific Ocean . In Situ Monitoring of Aquatic Systems: Chemical Analysis and Speciation

3870-613: The Terrestrial Ecosystem gives techniques to analyze minerals, microorganisms, and organic components together. This book also has a large section positing why environmental scientists working in the specific fields of minerals, microorganisms, and organic components of soil should work together and how they should do so. The Biogeochemistry of Iron in Seawater is a book that describes how low concentrations of iron in Antarctica and

3956-500: The Terrestrial Ecosystem is about how minerals, microorganisms, and organic components work together to affect terrestrial systems . This book identifies that there are many different techniques and theories about minerals, microorganisms, and organic components individually, but they are not often associated with each other. It further goes on to discuss how these components of soil work together to affect terrestrial life. Interactions Between Soil Particles and Microorganisms: Impact on

4042-477: The Thermodynamic Properties of Multiple Phases is a book that includes multiple techniques that are used to study multiple phases of pure component systems. Also included in this book are the measurement techniques to obtain activity coefficients , interfacial tension , and critical parameters . This book was written for researchers and graduate students as a reference source. Atmospheric Particles

4128-423: The Thermodynamic Properties of Single Phases is a book that gives an overview of techniques for measuring the thermodynamic quantities of single phases. It also goes into experimental techniques to test many different thermodynamic states precisely and accurately. Measurement of the Thermodynamic Properties of Single Phases was written for people interested in measuring thermodynamic properties. Measurement of

4214-448: The U+Ca reaction where a proton is evaporated alongside some neutrons. Other than nuclear properties, no properties of roentgenium or its compounds have been measured; this is due to its extremely limited and expensive production and the fact that roentgenium (and its parents) decays very quickly. Properties of roentgenium metal remain unknown and only predictions are available. Roentgenium is

4300-704: The atmosphere and ways to take atmospheric samples. Environmental Colloids and Particles: Behaviour, Separation and Characterisation is a book that discusses environmental colloids and current information available on them. This book focuses on environmental colloids and particles in aquatic systems and soils. It also goes over techniques such as techniques for sampling environmental colloids, size fractionation, and how to characterize colloids and particles. Environmental Colloids and Particles: Behaviour, Separation and Characterisation also delves into how these colloids and particles interact. Biophysical Chemistry of Fractal Structures and Processes in Environmental Systems

4386-542: The book that includes over seven thousand terms. The XML version of the book includes an open editing policy, which allows users to add excerpts of the written version. IUPAC and UNESCO were the lead organizations coordinating events for the International Year of Chemistry , which took place in 2011. The International Year of Chemistry was originally proposed by IUPAC at the general assembly in Turin , Italy. This motion

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4472-601: The chemical sciences, especially by developing nomenclature and terminology. It is a member of the International Science Council (ISC). IUPAC is registered in Zürich , Switzerland , and the administrative office, known as the "IUPAC Secretariat", is in Research Triangle Park , North Carolina , United States . IUPAC's executive director heads this administrative office, currently Greta Heydenrych. IUPAC

4558-490: The decay products are easy to determine before the actual decay; if such a decay or a series of consecutive decays produces a known nucleus, the original product of a reaction can be easily determined. (That all decays within a decay chain were indeed related to each other is established by the location of these decays, which must be in the same place.) The known nucleus can be recognized by the specific characteristics of decay it undergoes such as decay energy (or more specifically,

4644-470: The effect of an equipment setup on an experiment. Fundamental Toxicology is a textbook that proposes a curriculum for toxicology courses. Fundamental Toxicology is based on the book Fundamental Toxicology for Chemists . Fundamental Toxicology is enhanced through many revisions and updates. New information added in the revisions includes: risk assessment and management; reproductive toxicology; behavioral toxicology; and ecotoxicology . This book

4730-413: The element was discovered (and the discovery then confirmed) and a permanent name was decided on. Although widely used in the chemical community on all levels, from chemistry classrooms to advanced textbooks, the recommendations were mostly ignored among scientists in the field, who called it element 111 , with the symbol of E111 , (111) or even simply 111 . The name roentgenium (Rg) was suggested by

4816-513: The fields of thermodynamics. Measurement of the Transport Properties of Fluids is a book that is published by Blackwell Science . The topics that are included in this book are low and high-temperature measurements, secondary coefficients, diffusion coefficients , light scattering , transient methods for thermal conductivity , methods for thermal conductivity, falling-body viscometers, and vibrating viscometers . Solution Calorimetry

4902-600: The first hydrogen bomb. The isotopes synthesized were einsteinium-253, with a half-life of 20.5 days, and fermium-255 , with a half-life of about 20 hours. The creation of mendelevium , nobelium , and lawrencium followed. During the height of the Cold War , teams from the Soviet Union and the United States independently created rutherfordium and dubnium . The naming and credit for synthesis of these elements remained unresolved for many years , but eventually, shared credit

4988-411: The following elements are often produced through synthesis. Technetium, promethium, astatine, neptunium, and plutonium were discovered through synthesis before being found in nature. IUPAC The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry ( IUPAC / ˈ aɪ juː p æ k , ˈ juː -/ ) is an international federation of National Adhering Organizations working for the advancement of

5074-530: The fractal approach to understand the reactivity of flocs , sediments, soils, microorganisms, and humic substances. Interactions Between Soil Particles and Microorganisms: Impact on the Terrestrial Ecosystem is meant to be read by chemists and biologists that study environmental systems. Also, this book should be used as a reference for earth scientists, environmental geologists, environmental engineers, and professionals in microbiology and ecology. Interactions Between Soil Particles and Microorganisms: Impact on

5160-426: The gap). With the longest-lived isotope of technetium, Tc, having a 4.21-million-year half-life, no technetium remains from the formation of the Earth. Only minute traces of technetium occur naturally in Earth's crust—as a product of spontaneous fission of U, or from neutron capture in molybdenum —but technetium is present naturally in red giant stars. The first entirely synthetic element to be made

5246-467: The genome of an organism much smaller and easier to read. The codes for amino acids (24 amino acids and three special codes) are: Principles and Practices of Method Validation is a book entailing methods of validating and analyzing many analytes taken from a single aliquot . Also, this book goes over techniques for analyzing many samples at once. Some methods discussed include chromatographic methods, estimation of effects, matrix-induced effects, and

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5332-414: The heavier isotopes are more stable than the lighter. The most stable known roentgenium isotope, Rg, is also the heaviest known roentgenium isotope; it has a half-life of 100 seconds. The unconfirmed Rg is even heavier and appears to have an even longer half-life of about 10.7 minutes, which would make it one of the longest-lived superheavy nuclides known; likewise, the unconfirmed Rg appears to have

5418-426: The initial nuclear collision and results in creation of a more stable nucleus. The definition by the IUPAC/IUPAP Joint Working Party (JWP) states that a chemical element can only be recognized as discovered if a nucleus of it has not decayed within 10 seconds. This value was chosen as an estimate of how long it takes a nucleus to acquire electrons and thus display its chemical properties. The beam passes through

5504-420: The lightest nuclide primarily undergoing spontaneous fission has 238. In both decay modes, nuclei are inhibited from decaying by corresponding energy barriers for each mode, but they can be tunneled through. Alpha particles are commonly produced in radioactive decays because the mass of an alpha particle per nucleon is small enough to leave some energy for the alpha particle to be used as kinetic energy to leave

5590-742: The limitations of the use of bioassays to observe the effects of trace metals on organisms. Physicochemical Kinetics and Transport at Biointerfaces is a book created to aid environmental scientists in fieldwork. The book gives an overview of chemical mechanisms, transport, kinetics, and interactions that occur in environmental systems . Physicochemical Kinetics and Transport at Biointerfaces continues from where Metal Speciation and Bioavailability in Aquatic Systems leaves off. IUPAC color code their books in order to make each publication distinguishable. One extensive book on almost all nomenclature written (IUPAC nomenclature of organic chemistry and IUPAC nomenclature of inorganic chemistry) by IUPAC committee

5676-406: The long-lived actinides and the predicted island are deformed, and gain additional stability from shell effects. Experiments on lighter superheavy nuclei, as well as those closer to the expected island, have shown greater than previously anticipated stability against spontaneous fission, showing the importance of shell effects on nuclei. Alpha decays are registered by the emitted alpha particles, and

5762-495: The most stable oxidation states of the lighter group 11 elements, roentgenium is predicted to show stable +5 and +3 oxidation states, with a less stable +1 state. The +3 state is predicted to be the most stable. Roentgenium(III) is expected to be of comparable reactivity to gold(III), but should be more stable and form a larger variety of compounds. Gold also forms a somewhat stable −1 state due to relativistic effects, and it has been suggested roentgenium may do so as well: nevertheless,

5848-420: The ninth member of the 6d series of transition metals . Calculations on its ionization potentials and atomic and ionic radii are similar to that of its lighter homologue gold , thus implying that roentgenium's basic properties will resemble those of the other group 11 elements , copper , silver , and gold; however, it is also predicted to show several differences from its lighter homologues. Roentgenium

5934-634: The nucleus. Spontaneous fission is caused by electrostatic repulsion tearing the nucleus apart and produces various nuclei in different instances of identical nuclei fissioning. As the atomic number increases, spontaneous fission rapidly becomes more important: spontaneous fission partial half-lives decrease by 23 orders of magnitude from uranium (element 92) to nobelium (element 102), and by 30 orders of magnitude from thorium (element 90) to fermium (element 100). The earlier liquid drop model thus suggested that spontaneous fission would occur nearly instantly due to disappearance of

6020-441: The official IUPAC nomenclature of organic chemistry . IUPAC stands as a legacy of this meeting, making it one of the most important historical international collaborations of chemistry societies . Since this time, IUPAC has been the official organization held with the responsibility of updating and maintaining official organic nomenclature . IUPAC as such was established in 1919. One notable country excluded from this early IUPAC

6106-714: The outermost nucleons ( protons and neutrons) weakens. At the same time, the nucleus is torn apart by electrostatic repulsion between protons, and its range is not limited. Total binding energy provided by the strong interaction increases linearly with the number of nucleons, whereas electrostatic repulsion increases with the square of the atomic number, i.e. the latter grows faster and becomes increasingly important for heavy and superheavy nuclei. Superheavy nuclei are thus theoretically predicted and have so far been observed to predominantly decay via decay modes that are caused by such repulsion: alpha decay and spontaneous fission . Almost all alpha emitters have over 210 nucleons, and

6192-455: The process of gold cyanidation ; roentgenium is expected to follow suit and form Rg(CN) 2 . The probable chemistry of roentgenium has received more interest than that of the two previous elements, meitnerium and darmstadtium , as the valence s- subshells of the group 11 elements are expected to be relativistically contracted most strongly at roentgenium. Calculations on the molecular compound Rg H show that relativistic effects double

6278-454: The roentgenium isotopes and allow automated systems to experiment on the gas-phase and solution chemistry of roentgenium, as the yields for heavier elements are predicted to be smaller than those for lighter elements. However, the experimental chemistry of roentgenium has not received as much attention as that of the heavier elements from copernicium to livermorium , despite early interest in theoretical predictions due to relativistic effects on

6364-410: The strength of the roentgenium–hydrogen bond, even though spin–orbit interactions also weaken it by 0.7 eV (16 kcal/mol). The compounds Au X and RgX, where X = F , Cl , Br , O , Au, or Rg, were also studied. Rg is predicted to be the softest metal ion, even softer than Au, although there is disagreement on whether it would behave as an acid or a base . In aqueous solution, Rg would form

6450-479: The strengths and weaknesses of each equation. Some equations discussed include: virial equation of state cubic equations; generalized Van der Waals equations ; integral equations; perturbation theory; and stating and mixing rules. Other things that Equations of State for Fluids and Fluid Mixtures Part I goes over are: associating fluids, polymer systems, polydisperse fluids, self-assembled systems, ionic fluids, and fluids near their critical points. Measurement of

6536-427: The target and reaches the next chamber, the separator; if a new nucleus is produced, it is carried with this beam. In the separator, the newly produced nucleus is separated from other nuclides (that of the original beam and any other reaction products) and transferred to a surface-barrier detector , which stops the nucleus. The exact location of the upcoming impact on the detector is marked; also marked are its energy and

6622-399: The time of the arrival. The transfer takes about 10 seconds; in order to be detected, the nucleus must survive this long. The nucleus is recorded again once its decay is registered, and the location, the energy , and the time of the decay are measured. Stability of a nucleus is provided by the strong interaction. However, its range is very short; as nuclei become larger, its influence on

6708-591: The use of chlorine as a chemical weapon . The organization pointed out their concerns in a letter to Ahmet Üzümcü, the director of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), in regards to the practice of utilizing chlorine for weapon usage in Syria among other locations. The letter stated, "Our organizations deplore the use of chlorine in this manner. The indiscriminate attacks, possibly carried out by

6794-399: Was curium , synthesized in 1944 by Glenn T. Seaborg , Ralph A. James , and Albert Ghiorso by bombarding plutonium with alpha particles . Synthesis of americium , berkelium , and californium followed soon. Einsteinium and fermium were discovered by a team of scientists led by Albert Ghiorso in 1952 while studying the composition of radioactive debris from the detonation of

6880-521: Was adopted by UNESCO at a meeting in 2008. The main objectives of the International Year of Chemistry were to increase public appreciation of chemistry and gain more interest in the world of chemistry . This event is also being held to encourage young people to get involved and contribute to chemistry. A further reason for this event being held is to honour how chemistry has made improvements to everyone's way of life. IUPAC Presidents are elected by

6966-706: Was created in 1937. Plutonium (Pu, atomic number 94), first synthesized in 1940, is another such element. It is the element with the largest number of protons (atomic number) to occur in nature, but it does so in such tiny quantities that it is far more practical to synthesize it. Plutonium is known mainly for its use in atomic bombs and nuclear reactors. No elements with atomic numbers greater than 99 have any uses outside of scientific research, since they have extremely short half-lives, and thus have never been produced in large quantities. All elements with atomic number greater than 94 decay quickly enough into lighter elements such that any atoms of these that may have existed when

7052-506: Was decided that the journal would reprint old journal editions to keep all chemistry knowledge available. The Compendium of Chemical Terminology , also known as the "Gold Book", was originally worked on by Victor Gold . This book is a collection of names and terms already discussed in Pure and Applied Chemistry . The Compendium of Chemical Terminology was first published in 1987. The first edition of this book contains no original material, but

7138-621: Was established in 1919 as the successor of the International Congress of Applied Chemistry for the advancement of chemistry . Its members, the National Adhering Organizations, can be national chemistry societies , national academies of sciences , or other bodies representing chemists. There are fifty-four National Adhering Organizations and three Associate National Adhering Organizations. IUPAC's Inter-divisional Committee on Nomenclature and Symbols ( IUPAC nomenclature )

7224-514: Was first created in December 1994 by the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research near Darmstadt , Germany. It is named after the physicist Wilhelm Röntgen ( also spelled Roentgen), who discovered X-rays . Only a few roentgenium atoms have ever been synthesized, and they have no practical application. In the periodic table , it is a d-block transactinide element . It is a member of

7310-522: Was first suggested at the Paris IUPAC Meeting of 1957. During this meeting the commercial publisher of the journal was discussed and decided on. In 1959, the IUPAC Pure and Applied Chemistry Editorial Advisory Board was created and put in charge of the journal. The idea of one journal being a definitive place for a vast amount of chemistry was difficult for the committee to grasp at first. However, it

7396-540: Was recognized by IUPAC / IUPAP in 1992. In 1997, IUPAC decided to give dubnium its current name honoring the city of Dubna where the Russian team worked since American-chosen names had already been used for many existing synthetic elements, while the name rutherfordium (chosen by the American team) was accepted for element 104. Meanwhile, the American team had created seaborgium , and the next six elements had been created by

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