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Seaborgium is a synthetic chemical element; it has symbol Sg and atomic number 106. It is named after the American nuclear chemist Glenn T. Seaborg. As

Seaborgium (106Sg) is a synthetic element and so has no stable isotopes. A standard atomic weight cannot be given. The first isotope to be synthesized

table. Its members are chromium (Cr), molybdenum (Mo), tungsten (W), and seaborgium (Sg). These are all transition metals and chromium, molybdenum and tungsten

nobelium and element 106, which, while he was still living, was named seaborgium in his honor. He said about this naming, "This is the greatest honor ever

work was independently confirmed first, the Americans suggested the name seaborgium (Sg) in honor of Glenn T. Seaborg, an American chemist. This name was

for both of them. Thirdly and most importantly, IUPAC rejected the name seaborgium for element 106, having just approved a rule that an element could not

(1912–1999), American nuclear chemist, gave name to chemical element seaborgium Helen L. Seaborg (1917–2006), American child welfare advocate and wife

Seaborgium hexacarbonyl (also called seaborgium carbonyl) is the organometallic compound (a metal carbonyl) with the formula Sg(CO)6. Like its chromium

shared, and renamed the element dubnium to honour the JINR team. 106. seaborgium, Sg, named after Glenn T. Seaborg. This name caused controversy because

even smaller branching ratios. The elements with atomic number of 106 (seaborgium) or greater have their longest known half-life of any isotope shorter