atomic number 98

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   a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles

   SynonymscaliforniumCf

   Broadermetallic element

Questions about atomic number 98

What does atomic number 98 mean?

atomic number 98 means "a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles".

What is another word for atomic number 98?

Close synonyms include californium, Cf. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is atomic number 98 a common word?

atomic number 98 is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.