Facts About Californium and Berkelium
Interesting Facts
- Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
- Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
- X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
Sources
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1950
In 1949