Facts About Silver and Berkelium
Interesting Facts
- It is the most reflective element.
- Silver is the second most ductile metal after Gold.
- It is also used in Dentistry as a dental alloys for clips and crowning.
- X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Ores of metals
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.
Who Discovered
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
Before 5000 BC
In 1949
Abundance In Earth's Crust