1 Facts
1.1 Interesting Facts
- Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
- Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
- Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
- Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
1.2 Sources
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~-9999 %
1E-08
0.1
1.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
1.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
1.4.6 Abundance In Humans