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lawrencium /law·ren·ci·um/ (Lw) (law-ren´se-um) a chemical element, at. no. 103.
law·ren·ci·um (lô-rns-m, l-)
n. Symbol Lr
A radioactive synthetic element produced from californium and having isotopes with mass numbers 253 through 260 and half-lives of 650 milliseconds to 3 minutes; atomic number 103.
lawrencium (Lr)
[lôren′sē·əm]
Etymology: Ernest O. Lawrence, American physicist, 1901-1958
a synthetic transuranic metallic element. Its atomic number is 103, and its atomic mass is 257.
lawrencium (Lw) [law-ren´se-um]
a chemical element, atomic number 103, atomic weight 257. (See Appendix 6.)
lawrencium
a chemical element, atomic number 103, atomic weight 257, symbol Lw. See Table 6.
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The mystery element is most similar to which three elements: A niobium (Nb), tantalum (Ta), dubnium (Db) B zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), rutherfordium (Rf) C yttrium (Y), lutetium (Lu), lawrencium (Lr) D rhodium (Rh), iridium (Ir), meitnerium (Mt) (5) All motels are solid at roam temperature.
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