Facts About Promethium and Lawrencium
Interesting Facts
- Promethium metal found in Pitchblende.
- Promethium metal is highly radioactive metal.
- It is synthetically produced metal.
- Radiation hazard can be produce by it.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining
Bombarding Californium-252 with Boron Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining
Who Discovered
Chien Shiung Wu, Emilio Segrè, Hans Bethe
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Discovery
In 1942
In 1961–1971