Facts About Nobelium and Mercury
Interesting Facts
- The most stable isotope of Nobelium metal is No-259.
- No-259 has a half-life of fifty-eight minutes.
- At room temperature mercury is found in a liquid state.
- A coin of pound or rupees floats in mercury.
- Because of its low melting point and boiling point it is used in thermometers.
Sources
Bombarding Curium-246 or Curium-249 with Carbon-12 Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining
Mining, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Ancient Chinese and Indians
Discovery
In 1966
Before 2000 BCE
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available