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Facts About Fermium and Francium


Facts About Francium and Fermium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
  • Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
  
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  

Sources
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons   
Formed by Decay Process, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   
Marguerite Perey   

Discovery
In 1952   
In 1939   

Abundance
  
  

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