Facts About Lawrencium and Einsteinium
Interesting Facts
- It is synthetically produced metal.
- Radiation hazard can be produce by it.
- Einsteinium is the transuranic element found in US.
- Only 0.01 mg of Einsteinium was synthesized in 1961.
Sources
Bombarding Californium-252 with Boron Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1961–1971
In 1952