Facts About Meitnerium and Bismuth
Interesting Facts
Meitnerium is named after Lise Meitner, an Austrian physicist.
- Bismuth metal is soluble and reacts with concentrated nitric acid.
- It oxides are used as a yellow pigment in paint. Bismuth chloride oxide BiClO gives a pearly texture to cosmetics.
Sources
Bombarding Bi209 with Accelerated Nuclei of Fe58, Synthetically Produced
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
Claude François Geoffroy
Discovery
In 1982
In 1753
Abundance In Earth's Crust
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