Facts About Lawrencium and Dubnium
Interesting Facts
- It is synthetically produced metal.
- Radiation hazard can be produce by it.
- IUPAC allotted a temporary name to Dubnium metal as “ Unnilpentium”.
- In the production of Dubnium, thermal gradient chromatography is used.
Sources
Bombarding Californium-252 with Boron Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining
Produced by Bombarding Am243 with Ne22, Synthetically Produced
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Discovery
In 1961–1971
In 1968