Facts About Berkelium and Promethium
Interesting Facts
- X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
- Promethium metal found in Pitchblende.
- Promethium metal is highly radioactive metal.
Sources
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.
Found in Minerals, Mining
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Chien Shiung Wu, Emilio Segrè, Hans Bethe
Discovery
In 1949
In 1942