Facts About Technetium and Dubnium
Interesting Facts
- Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
- At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
- IUPAC allotted a temporary name to Dubnium metal as “ Unnilpentium”.
- In the production of Dubnium, thermal gradient chromatography is used.
Sources
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons
Produced by Bombarding Am243 with Ne22, Synthetically Produced
Who Discovered
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Discovery
In 1937
In 1968