Facts About Americium and Curium
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).
  
- Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
- Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
  
Sources
Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons
  
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso
  
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
  
Discovery
In 1944
  
In 1944
  
Abundance