Facts About Mendelevium and Americium
Interesting Facts
- Mendelevium metal is synthetically produced metal.
- Mendelevium metal has been produced in only trace amount.
- Americium metal is produced by bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons.
- Americium metal was discovered as a by-product while testing an atomic bomb (Manhattan Project).
Sources
Bombarding Einsteinium with Helium Ions
Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso
Discovery
In 1955
In 1944