Facts About Einsteinium and Actinium
Interesting Facts
- Einsteinium is the transuranic element found in US.
- Only 0.01 mg of Einsteinium was synthesized in 1961.
Actinium glows in the dark due to its radioactivity.
Sources
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Friedrich Oskar Giesel
Discovery
In 1952
In 1902
Abundance In Earth's Crust