Facts About Einsteinium and Curium
Interesting Facts
- Einsteinium is the transuranic element found in US.
- Only 0.01 mg of Einsteinium was synthesized in 1961.
- Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
- Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
Sources
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
Discovery
In 1952
In 1944