Facts About Americium and Technetium
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).
- Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
- At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
Sources
Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons
Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero
Discovery
In 1944
In 1937