38 Radioactive Elements and What They Are Used For

38 Radioactive Elements and What They Are Used For Symbol Half-life Named after: Mythological figure Atomic number Scientist City/State/ Country Planet XXX EXTREMELY RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS 3.6h Laboratory Other Xx Name origin: Discovered by and named for the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory in 1958 Element name LAWRENCIUM 110 118 Ds 12.7 se Og 89 msec c Honoring Yuri Oganessiana, pioneer in the discovery of synthetic elements Named after Darmstadt, Germany, where it was discovered/ synthesized in a laboratory in 1994 DARMSTADTIUM Uses: Origin: OGANESSON Scientific research Cancer Space equipment Synthetic treatment 114 115 116 117 1.9 sec 53 msec 220 msec In honor of Moscow, the capital of Russia, where it was created 80 msec FI Mc Lv Ts Named after the Flerov Honors the U.S. Lawrence Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions of the Joint Honors Tennessee, where many of the scientists on Livermore National FLEROVIUM MOSCOVIUM LIVERMORIUM TENNESSINE Laboratory, which created the element in 2000 the Russian-American Institute for Nuclear in 2003 team that created it in 2010 Research in Dubna, Russia, together with the JINR resided where it was discovered in 1998 Only a few atoms have been made. It can be used It provides valuable insights into the behavior of superheavy to make nihonium. ions HIGHLY RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS 85 87 102 103 At 8.1 hr Fr 22 min No 58 min Lr 3.6h From Greek astatos, Honors Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite Named in honor of France. meaning "unstable." It's the rarest naturally occurring element 2nd rarest naturally occurring element; the earth's crust contains Discovered by and named for the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory in 1958 ASTATINE FRANCIUM NOBELIUM and benefactor of science LAWRENCIUM less than 1 gram at a time Astatine-211 is used as a radioactive tracer and Diagnostics for cancer treatment; spectroscopic experiments in cancer treatment. 104 106 107 108 Rf 1.3 hr Sg 14 min Bh Honors Danish physicist Niels Bohr 61 sec Hs 16 sec Honors New Zealand Honors American nuclear Derived from the name of scientist Ernest Rutherford chemist Glenn T. Seaborg the German state Hesse, RUTHERFORDIUM SEABORGIUM BOHRIUM HASSIUM where the element was first made in 1984 109 111 112 113 Mt 4.5 sec Rg 100 sec Cn 28 sec Nh 10 sec Nihon is "Japan" in Japanese. It was the first element discovered in Asia. Honors Austrian physicist Honors Wilhelm Conrad Honors Nicolaus Copernicus, a Renaissance mathematician who Lise Meitner Röntgen, who won a Nobel prize for discovering X-rays MEITNERIUM ROENTGENIUM COPERNICIUM NIHONIUM proposed that the sun was at the center of the universe May be used to harvest energy in the future RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS (Some practical use but with high health risks) 84 86 89 105 Po 138.4 days Rn 3.8 days Ac 10 days Db 28 hr Derived from "radium," as it was first observed as Derived from Greek Named after Poland, the native country of Marie Curie, who first isolated the element Named after the Russian actinos, meaning “ray" town of Dubna POLONIUM RADON an emission from radium ACTINIUM DUBNIUM during radioactive decay Anti-static devices; heat source for space equipment; neutron triggers for nuclear weapons Early cancer treatment: Radon gas was sealed in tubes and then inserted into tumors. Powerful source of alpha rays; has been studied as a heat source for use in space and as a possible cancer treatment 61 99 100 101 Pm 17.7 ys Es 20 days Fm 100.5 days Md 51.5 days Named after Prometheus Named after Albert Named after nuclear Named after Dmitri physicist Enrico Fermi. It was first observed in the fallout of the "Ivy Mike" hydrogen bomb test of 1952 from Greek mythology, Einstein. It was discovered Mendeleev, who created one of the first periodic PROMETHIUM a titan who stole fire EINSTEINIUM FERMIUM MENDELEVIUM from the gods and granted it to humans as a component of the debris of the first hydrogen bomb explosion. tables Luminous paint; nuclear batteries for guided missiles; time-keeping devices; light sources RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS (Lower health hazards) 88 91 95 97 Ra 1,600 ys Pa 1.17 min Am 432.2 ys Bk 4.94 days Named after America, Named after Berkeley, From Latin radius, which means "ray" From Greek protos, meaning "first" where it was first made California, where it was first made RADIUM PROTACTINIUM AMERICIUM BERKELIUM Radiotherapy for cancer (especially bone cancer); luminous paints and clock faces Smoke detectors; may be used in spacecraft batteries in the future Due to its rarity, it has no commercial or technological use currently. 98 2.6 ys Cf Named after California, where it was first made CALIFORNIUM 43 83 A 90 Tc 211,000 ys Bi 2.01x1019 ys Th 14 billion ys From the Greek tekhnetos, Named after Thor, the Norse god of thunder Comes from the German Bisemutum, a corruption of Weisse Masse, meaning meaning "artificial" Portable metal detectors; identifying gold and silver ores; detecting metal fatigue of airplanes TECHNETIUM BISMUTH THORIUM "white mass" RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS (Relatively Safe) Medical diagnostic studies; inhibits corrosion of steel Used in alloys for smoke detectors, extinguishers, fuses, and solders; yellow paint; pearly effect in cosmetics; indigestion relief Used to coat tungsten filaments for electronic devices; may be used for nuclear power in the future 92 93 94 96 4.47 billion ys Np 396 days Pu 24,100 ys Cm In honor of Pierre and Marie Curie, radioactivity pioneers 163 days Named after the planet Named after the planet Named after the planet Uranus Neptune Pluto URANIUM NEPTUNIUM PLUTONIUM CURIUM Nuclear submarines and weapons; nuclear power; depleted uranium may be used as metal for ships, ammunition, and armor Spacecraft energy Used to coat tungsten filaments for electronic devices; may be used for nuclear power in the future Nuclear power; nuclear weapons; spacecraft energy Alan's Note: Half-lives vary depending on the specific isotope. Sources: https://www.livescience.com https://www.rsc.org/periodic-table https://www.epa.gov/radiation/radioactive-decay ||I FACTORY OUTLET