Facts About Americium and Copernicium
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).
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Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons
Synthetically Produced
Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
Discovery
In 1944
In 1996