Facts About Technetium and Americium
Interesting Facts
- Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
- At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
- Americium metal is produced by bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons.
- Americium metal was discovered as a by-product while testing an atomic bomb (Manhattan Project).
Sources
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons
Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons
Who Discovered
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso
Discovery
In 1937
In 1944