Facts About Americium and Promethium
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).
  
- Promethium metal found in Pitchblende.
- Promethium metal is highly radioactive metal.
  
Sources
Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons
  
Found in Minerals, Mining
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso
  
Chien Shiung Wu, Emilio Segrè, Hans Bethe
  
Discovery
In 1944
  
In 1942
  
Abundance