Facts About Einsteinium and Promethium
Interesting Facts
- Einsteinium is the transuranic element found in US.
- Only 0.01 mg of Einsteinium was synthesized in 1961.
- Promethium metal found in Pitchblende.
- Promethium metal is highly radioactive metal.
Sources
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons
Found in Minerals, Mining
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Chien Shiung Wu, Emilio Segrè, Hans Bethe
Discovery
In 1952
In 1942