Facts About Dubnium and Fermium
Interesting Facts
- IUPAC allotted a temporary name to Dubnium metal as “ Unnilpentium”.
- In the production of Dubnium, thermal gradient chromatography is used.
- Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
- Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
Sources
Produced by Bombarding Am243 with Ne22, Synthetically Produced
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons
Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1968
In 1952