Facts About Ruthenium and Rutherfordium
Interesting Facts
- Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
- Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
- Rutherfordium does not occur in nature as it is a synthetic element.
- Till date Rutherfordium metal has 15 radioisotopes created synthetically.
Sources
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining
Bombarding Plutonium with Accelerated 113 to 115 MeV Neon Ions, Synthetically Produced
Who Discovered
Karl Ernst Claus
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Discovery
In 1844
In 1964
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