Facts About Radium and Berkelium
Interesting Facts
- Radium metal is the heaviest metal of Alkaline earth metals column.
- Radium metal is highly radioactive and does not have any stable isotopes.
- X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
Sources
Mining, Ores of metals
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.
Who Discovered
Not Available
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1898
In 1949
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available
Abundance In Humans
Not Available