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- Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
- At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero
- X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory