Facts About Cobalt and Einsteinium
Interesting Facts
- The main source of Cobalt is as a by-product of copper and nickel metal mining.
- Cobalt metal can be obtained from other elements like Oxygen, Sulfur and Arsenic.
- It s also used in electroplating process as it exhibits anti cession properties.
- Einsteinium is the transuranic element found in US.
- Only 0.01 mg of Einsteinium was synthesized in 1961.
Sources
Found in Compounds, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons
Who Discovered
Georg Brandt
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1732
In 1952
Abundance In Earth's Crust