Facts About Curium and Dubnium
Facts
Interesting Facts
- Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
- Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
- IUPAC allotted a temporary name to Dubnium metal as “ Unnilpentium”.
- In the production of Dubnium, thermal gradient chromatography is used.
Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
Produced by Bombarding Am243 with Ne22, Synthetically Produced
History
Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Discovery
In 1944
In 1968
Abundance
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