Definitions
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- noun A radioactive transuranic element in the actinide series artificially produced in trace amounts. Its most long-lived isotopes are No-255 with a half-life of 3.1 minutes, and No-259 with a half-life of 58 minutes. Atomic number 102; valence 2, 3. cross-reference: Periodic Table.
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- noun a
transuranic chemical element (symbol No) with anatomic number of 102.
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- noun a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known
Etymologies
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Examples
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With the help of Ship, they then separated the freshly produced nobelium from the projectile atoms.
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To produce nobelium, the research team used the GSI accelerator to fire calcium ions onto a lead foil.
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An international team of scientists headed by Michael Block was able to trap atoms of the element 102, nobelium, in an ion trap.
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Inside the Shiptrap apparatus, the nobelium was first decelerated in a gas-filled cell, then the slow ions were trapped in a so-called Penning trap.
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Held inside the trap by electric and magnetic fields, the nobelium ion spun on a minuscule spiral course at a specific frequency.
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To produce nobelium, the research team used the GSI accelerator to fire calcium ions onto a lead foil.
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Now the international team of scientists headed by Michael Block reports it was able to trap atoms of the element 102, nobelium, in an ion trap.
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"Precisely measuring the mass of nobelium with our … device was a successful first step," said Block.
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Inside the Shiptrap apparatus, the nobelium was first decelerated in a gas-filled cell, then the slow ions were trapped in a so-called Penning trap.
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An international team of scientists headed by Michael Block was able to trap atoms of the element 102, nobelium, in an ion trap.
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