Facts About Californium and Lawrencium
Interesting Facts
- Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
- Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
- It is synthetically produced metal.
- Radiation hazard can be produce by it.
Sources
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions
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 1950
In 1961–1971