Facts About Berkelium and Francium
Interesting Facts
- X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
- 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
- Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
Sources
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.
Formed by Decay Process, Mining
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Marguerite Perey
Discovery
In 1949
In 1939