Facts About Curium and Lawrencium
Interesting Facts
- Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
- Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
- It is synthetically produced metal.
- Radiation hazard can be produce by it.
Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
Bombarding Californium-252 with Boron Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining
Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Discovery
In 1944
In 1961–1971