Facts About Plutonium and Protactinium
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.
- Protactinium metal has 29 isotopes.
- Isotopes of Protactinium-231 used in nuclear weapon.
Sources
Mining, Ores of metals
Found in Uranium Ores, Mining, Ores of metals
Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin McMillan
William Crookes
Discovery
In Between 1940 1941
In 1900
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available