Facts About Ruthenium and Berkelium
Interesting Facts
- Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
- Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
- X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
Sources
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.
Who Discovered
Karl Ernst Claus
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1844
In 1949
Abundance In Universe
Not Available
Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %
Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available