Rutherfordium 鑪
（重定向自Kurchatovium）
![Element 104 was eventually named after Ernest Rutherford](/Images/godic/202501/22/Ernest_Rutherford22910.jpg")
Rutherfordium is a chemical element with symbol Rf and atomic number 104, named in honor of physicist Ernest Rutherford. It is a synthetic element (an element that can be created in a laboratory but is not found in nature) and radioactive; the most stable known isotope, Rf, has a half-life of approximately 1.3 hours.