Active Element

Symbol	Rf	Atomic radius: pm	-	Fusion: kJ/Mole	-
Name	Rutherfordium	Ionic radius: pm	-	Boiling point: °C	-
Atomic number	104	Electron affinity	-	Melting point: °C	-
Atomic weight	261.0	1^st ion potential	-	Specific Heat Cap: J/(g K)	-
Classification	Trans metal	Natural form	-	Thermal Cond: W/(cm K)	-
Configuration	[Rn]5f¹⁴6d²7s²	Crystal structure	-	Electrical Cond	-
Oxidation states	Synthetic	Density	-	Abundance: mg/kg-crust	Synthetic
Electronegativity	-	Vaporization: kJ/Mole	-
Rutherfordium was discovered in 1964 by workers at the Nuclear Institute at Dubna in the USSR and at the University of California at Berkeley. The element was obtained through high energy collisions of californium-249 and carbon-12.			Uses - no known uses