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Facts About Plutonium and Californium

Facts

Interesting Facts

  • Plutonium metal if obtain from ores of uranium metal.
  • Plutonium metal is very sensitive to the change in atmospheric conditions like temperature and pressure.
  • Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
  • Californium metal is the heaviest metal.

Sources

Mining, Ores of metals
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions

History

Who Discovered

Glenn T. Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin McMillan
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Discovery

In Between 1940 1941
In 1950

Abundance

Abundance In Universe

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0 0.11
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Abundance In Sun

0.00 %0.00 %
0 0.1
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Abundance In Meteorites

-0.00 %
0 22
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Abundance In Earth's Crust

0.00 %0.00 %
1E-37 8.1
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Abundance In Oceans

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0 1.1
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Abundance In Humans

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0 1.4
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