Facts About Berkelium and Lawrencium
Interesting Facts
- X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
- It is synthetically produced metal.
- Radiation hazard can be produce by it.
Sources
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.
Bombarding Californium-252 with Boron Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Discovery
In 1949
In 1961–1971