Facts About Rutherfordium and Dubnium
Interesting Facts
- Rutherfordium does not occur in nature as it is a synthetic element.
- Till date Rutherfordium metal has 15 radioisotopes created synthetically.
- IUPAC allotted a temporary name to Dubnium metal as “ Unnilpentium”.
- In the production of Dubnium, thermal gradient chromatography is used.
Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Accelerated 113 to 115 MeV Neon Ions, Synthetically Produced
Produced by Bombarding Am243 with Ne22, Synthetically Produced
Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Discovery
In 1964
In 1968