1 Facts
1.1 Interesting Facts
- Rutherfordium does not occur in nature as it is a synthetic element.
- Till date Rutherfordium metal has 15 radioisotopes created synthetically.
- Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
- Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
1.2 Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Accelerated 113 to 115 MeV Neon Ions, Synthetically Produced
By-product Zirconium Refining
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy
1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1.5.2 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.0000001 %
1E-08
0.1
1.2.1 Abundance In Meteorites
1.2.2 Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.3.1 Abundance In Oceans
1.6.1 Abundance In Humans