Facts About Iridium and Einsteinium
Interesting Facts
- Iridium element occurs as natural alloys of Platinum and Osmium.
- Iridium element is known as the most corrosion resistance metal .
- 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
Smithson Tennant
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1803
In 1952
Abundance In Earth's Crust