Facts About Californium and Francium
Interesting Facts
- Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
- Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
- 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
- Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
Sources
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions
Formed by Decay Process, Mining
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Marguerite Perey
Discovery
In 1950
In 1939