Facts About Holmium and Einsteinium
Interesting Facts
- Holmium metal is very soft and malleable.
- Holmium metal is well known for its corrosion resistivity.
- Einsteinium is the transuranic element found in US.
- Only 0.01 mg of Einsteinium was synthesized in 1961.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons
Who Discovered
Marc Delafontaine
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1878
In 1952
Abundance In Earth's Crust