Facts About Nobelium and Francium
Interesting Facts
- The most stable isotope of Nobelium metal is No-259.
- No-259 has a half-life of fifty-eight minutes.
- 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
- Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
Sources
Bombarding Curium-246 or Curium-249 with Carbon-12 Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining
Formed by Decay Process, Mining
Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Marguerite Perey
Discovery
In 1966
In 1939