Rutherfordium

Rutherfordium, a chemical element with the symbol Rf, is a

transition metal located in group 4 and in the 7th period.
It has an atomic number of 104, corresponding to 104 protons
and 104 electrons in its fundamental state.
Its atomic mass is 267 and its melting point occurs at 2400K
(2126.85ºC) and reaches the gaseous state at 5800K
(5526.85ºC).
Rutherfornium (named after physicist and chemist Ernest
Rutherford) has been documented as the first synthetic
element produced by the Dubna Nuclear Research Institute in
1964.
These researchers, led by G. N. Flevor, bombarded plutonium-
242 with neon-22 ions and eventually detected an isotope
which they suggested to be the element 104, rutherfordium.
This element is highly radioactive, with the half-life of most of
its isotopes being less than 70 seconds. Consequently, this
element has no known applications.
It's most stable isotope has a half-life of about 2 hours.
Some studies reveal a chemical similarity with the other Group
4 elements, such as Zirconium (Zn) and Hafnium (Hf).