Interesting Facts
- X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
- Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
- At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
Sources
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons
History
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero
Discovery
In 1949
In 1937
Abundance
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0.11
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Abundance In Sun
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0.1
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Abundance In Meteorites
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22
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
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1E-37
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1.1
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Abundance In Humans
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1.4
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