Rutherfordium is a synthetic element in the periodic table with the symbol Rf and atomic number 104. It is classified as a radioactive transition metal and is part of the transactinide elements. Rutherfordium was first synthesized in 1964 by a team of Russian physicists at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, and it was named in honor of the physicist Ernest Rutherford, who is known for his pioneering work in nuclear physics.
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