Facts About Actinium and Americium
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- Americium metal is produced by bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons.
- Americium metal was discovered as a by-product while testing an atomic bomb (Manhattan Project).
Sources
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals
Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons
Who Discovered
Friedrich Oskar Giesel
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso
Discovery
In 1902
In 1944