Facts About Americium and Berkelium
Interesting Facts
- Americium metal is produced by bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons.
- Americium metal was discovered as a by-product while testing an atomic bomb (Manhattan Project).
- X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
Sources
Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.
Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1944
In 1949