Facts About Technetium and Californium
Interesting Facts
- Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
- At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
- Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
- Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
Sources
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions
Who Discovered
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1937
In 1950