Facts About Fermium and Curium
Facts
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.
Sources
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
History
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
Discovery
In 1952
In 1944
Abundance
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