Facts About Actinium and Rutherfordium
Interesting Facts
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- Rutherfordium does not occur in nature as it is a synthetic element.
- Till date Rutherfordium metal has 15 radioisotopes created synthetically.
Sources
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals
Bombarding Plutonium with Accelerated 113 to 115 MeV Neon Ions, Synthetically Produced
Who Discovered
Friedrich Oskar Giesel
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Discovery
In 1902
In 1964