Which element was named in honor of Röntgen?
Radium
Röntgenium
Rhodium
Ruthenium
Answer
Röntgenium is a chemical element with the symbol Rg and atomic number 111. It is a synthetic element and is named after Wilhelm Röntgen, the discoverer of X-rays. Röntgenium is a very radioactive element and has a half-life of less than a second. It is not known to occur naturally on Earth, and the only way to produce it is through nuclear reactions.
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