promethium

promethium
promethium radioactive element, long one of the "missing elements," 1948, so called by discoverers Jacob Marinsky and Lawrence Glendenin, who detected it in 1945 in the fusion products of uranium while working on the Manhattan Project. From PROMETHEUS (Cf. Prometheus), who stole fire from the gods and was punished for it, + element name ending -ium. "The name not only symbolizes the dramatic way in which the element may be produced in quantity as a result of man's harnessing of the energy of nuclear fission, but also warns man of the impending danger of punishment by the vulture of war." [Marinsky and Glendenin]

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  • Promethium — (pronEng|prəˈmiːθiəm/, /proʊˈmiːθiəm) is a chemical element with the symbol Pm and atomic number 61. It is notable for being the only other exclusively radioactive element besides technetium which is followed by chemical elements that have stable …   Wikipedia

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  • promethium — Symbol: Pm Atomic number: 61 Atomic weight: (147) Soft silvery metallic element, belongs to the lanthanoids. Pm 147, the only natural isotope, is radioactive and has a half life of 252 years. Eighteen radioisotopes have been produced, but all… …   Elements of periodic system

  • promethium — ☆ promethium [prō mē′thē əm ] n. [ModL: so named (1949) for earlier prometheum, name proposed by G. M. Coryell for element isolated (1948) by J. A. Marinsky & L. E. Glendenin, U.S. physicists < Gr Promētheus (see PROMETHEUS) in reference to… …   English World dictionary

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  • promethium — /preuh mee thee euhm/, n. Chem. a rare earth, metallic, trivalent element. Symbol: Pm; at. no.: 61. [1945 50; < NL; see PROMETHEUS, IUM] * * * ▪ chemical element  (Pm), chemical element, only rare earth metal of transition Group IIIb of the… …   Universalium

  • Promethium — Pro|me|thi|um 〈n.; s; unz.; chem. 〉 zu den Metallen der Seltenen Erden gehörendes chem. Element, Ordnungszahl 61 [nach dem grch. Titanen Prometheus] * * * Pro|me|thi|um [nach der griech. Sagengestalt Prometheus; ↑ ium], das; s; Symbol: Pm;… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Promethium — prometis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. cyclonium; illinium; promethium vok. Promethium, n rus. прометий, m pranc. prométheum, m; prométhium, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

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