Facts About Promethium and Dubnium
Interesting Facts
- Promethium metal found in Pitchblende.
- Promethium metal is highly radioactive metal.
- IUPAC allotted a temporary name to Dubnium metal as “ Unnilpentium”.
- In the production of Dubnium, thermal gradient chromatography is used.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining
Produced by Bombarding Am243 with Ne22, Synthetically Produced
Who Discovered
Chien Shiung Wu, Emilio Segrè, Hans Bethe
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Discovery
In 1942
In 1968