Definition
A dense, silver-gray metallic element with atomic number 72, used in nuclear reactor control rods and high-temperature applications.
Etymology
From Hafnia, the Latin name for Copenhagen, where the element was discovered by Danish chemist Dirk Coster and Hungarian physicist Georg von Hevesy in 1923.
Kelly Says
Hafnium is one of the last stable elements discovered on Earth—it's so rare and hidden among zirconium deposits that it wasn't found until the 20th century, despite zirconium being known for centuries.
Translations
ARالعربية
هافنيوم
hafniyum
BNবাংলা
হাফনিয়াম
ha-fni-yam
CSČeština
hafnium
haf-ni-um
DADansk
hafnium
haf-ni-um
DEDeutsch
Hafnium
haf-ni-um
ELΕλληνικά
χαφνίου
haf-ni-u
ESEspañol
hafnium
haf-ni-um
FISuomi
hafnium
haf-ni-um
FRFrançais
hafnium
a-fni-um
HEעברית
האפניום
ha-fni-um
HIहिन्दी
हाफ्नियम
ha-fni-yam
HUMagyar
hafnium
haf-ni-um
IDBahasa Indonesia
hafnium
haf-ni-um
ITItaliano
hafnium
a-fni-um
KMKM
ហាហ្វនីយម
ha-fni-yam
MSBahasa Melayu
hafnium
haf-ni-um
MYမြန်မာ
ဟာဖနီယမ်
ha-fni-yam
NLNederlands
hafnium
haf-ni-um
NONorsk
hafnium
haf-ni-um
PLPolski
hafnium
haf-ni-um
PTPortuguês
hafnium
a-fni-um
RORomână
hafnium
haf-ni-um
SVSvenska
hafnium
haf-ni-um
SWKiswahili
hafnium
haf-ni-um
TAதமிழ்
ஹாஃப்னியம்
ha-fni-yam
TEతెలుగు
హాఫ్నియం
ha-fni-yam
THไทย
ฮาฟเนียม
ha-fni-yam
TRTürkçe
hafnium
haf-ni-um
UKУкраїнська
гафній
hafniy
URاردو
ہافنیئم
haf-ni-yam
VITiếng Việt
hafni
haf-ni