Facts About Technetium and Fermium
Interesting Facts
- Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
- At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
- Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
- Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
Sources
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons
Who Discovered
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1937
In 1952