Facts About Neptunium and Rutherfordium
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- Rutherfordium does not occur in nature as it is a synthetic element.
- Till date Rutherfordium metal has 15 radioisotopes created synthetically.
Sources
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons, Ores of metals
Bombarding Plutonium with Accelerated 113 to 115 MeV Neon Ions, Synthetically Produced
Who Discovered
Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Discovery
In 1940
In 1964