Facts About Rutherfordium and Berkelium
Interesting Facts
- Rutherfordium does not occur in nature as it is a synthetic element.
- Till date Rutherfordium metal has 15 radioisotopes created synthetically.
- X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Accelerated 113 to 115 MeV Neon Ions, Synthetically Produced
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.
Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1964
In 1949