1 Facts
1.1 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).
- Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
- Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
1.2 Sources
Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons
By-product Zirconium Refining
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy
1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1.6.1 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.0000001 %
1E-08
0.1
1.7.2 Abundance In Meteorites
1.7.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.8.1 Abundance In Oceans
1.8.2 Abundance In Humans