Facts About Protactinium and Copernicium
Interesting Facts
- Protactinium metal has 29 isotopes.
- Isotopes of Protactinium-231 used in nuclear weapon.
Copernicium was first synthesized in 1996 by a German research team.
Sources
Found in Uranium Ores, Mining, Ores of metals
Synthetically Produced
Who Discovered
William Crookes
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
Discovery
In 1900
In 1996
Abundance In Meteorites
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Abundance In Earth's Crust