Rutherfordium has 104 electrons arranged as 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 10, 2 across 7 shells, which is why it sits in period 7.
Elements this heavy last for only a moment, so this configuration is predicted from theory rather than measured.
Start from the previous noble gas core, written in square brackets, then add the remaining electrons in filling order. For rutherfordium that gives [Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2.
| Atomic number | 104 |
| Symbol | Rf |
| Atomic mass | 267 u |
| Group | 4 |
| Period | 7 |
| Block | d-block |
| Category | Transition metal |