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Discovery of seaborgium

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 a synthetic element, it can be created in a laboratory but is not found in nature.

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Timeline

  1. Discovery of rutherfordium1964
  2. Discovery of dubniumFebruary 18, 1970
  3. Discovery of seaborgium (this page)July 1974
  4. Discovery of bohrium1976
  5. Discovery of meitneriumAugust 29, 1982
  6. Discovery of hassium1984

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