Facts About Rutherfordium and Francium
Interesting Facts
- Rutherfordium does not occur in nature as it is a synthetic element.
- Till date Rutherfordium metal has 15 radioisotopes created synthetically.
  
- 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
- Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  
Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Accelerated 113 to 115 MeV Neon Ions, Synthetically Produced
  
Formed by Decay Process, Mining
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
  
Marguerite Perey
  
Discovery
In 1964
  
In 1939
  
Abundance