Facts About Berkelium and Fermium
Interesting Facts
- X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
- Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
- Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
Sources
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1949
In 1952