Facts About Curium and Californium
Interesting Facts
- Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
- Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
- Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
- Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions
Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1944
In 1950