Talk:Seaborgium

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[edit] Pronunciation

Dorky question: The name Seaborg ends in a hard G, but usually a G followed by and I is a soft G (like a J). I've always wondered, is the element pronounced as Seabor(hard G)ium, or Seabor(soft G)ium? Is either pronunciation acceptable?

[edit] Half-Life

There is conflicting data about half-lives in the article itself: In the introduction there is "most stable isotope 271Sg has a half-life of 2.4 minutes" and in the "Isotopes" section there is "longest-lived isotope is 269Sg [...] has a half-life of 22 s". The latter data seems to be outdated.

IAEA says that the isotope 272Sg has got a half-life of 1 hour, but I don't know what the italic remark "SY" means on IAEA's site. Icek 13:42, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

SY there means the value is theoretically derived from systematic trends and has not been verified experimentally. See also isotopes of seaborgium and talk:isotopes of seaborgium for some reference data. Much of the isotope-related text in the articles dates back to when these pages weren't available, you're right that someone should update it. Femto 15:37, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

I think the problem has been fixed - thanks for spotting it! Walkerma 09:12, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Not really. It might just as well be 272 but it's unconfirmed. With inconclusive data like this the article should avoid definite statements like "the most stable" or "longest". Femto 11:50, 5 September 2006 (UTC)