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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).
Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso
- Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
- Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso