Rutherfordium is a synthetic chemical element from the periodic table. It is a rare, silvery-white metal that was first created in 1964 through nuclear bombardment of californium. Rutherfordium has no commercial applications, but it is used in scientific research to study atomic properties and in the production of transuranic elements.
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| Atomic number | 104 |
| Group | IVB |
| Period | 7 |
| Mass | 261 |
| Latin name | Rutherfordium |
| Electron configuration | [Rn]5f14 6d2 7s2 |
| Oxidation state | 0, 2, 3, 4 |