Facts About Meitnerium and Protactinium
Interesting Facts
Meitnerium is named after Lise Meitner, an Austrian physicist.
- Protactinium metal has 29 isotopes.
- Isotopes of Protactinium-231 used in nuclear weapon.
Sources
Bombarding Bi209 with Accelerated Nuclei of Fe58, Synthetically Produced
Found in Uranium Ores, Mining, Ores of metals
Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
William Crookes
Discovery
In 1982
In 1900
Abundance In Meteorites
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
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