Facts About Berkelium and Californium
Interesting Facts
- X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
- Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
- Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
Sources
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1949
In 1950