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Rutherfordium is a synthetic and highly radioactive element located at position 104 in the periodic table. Its discovery was the subject of competition between research groups in Russia and the United States during the 1960s. It is named after Ernest Rutherford, regarded as the father of nuclear physics and known for his work elucidating the structure of the atom. To date, only a few atoms of this element have been produced, and its properties are largely based on theoretical calculations. Class