Facts About Technetium and Mendelevium
Interesting Facts
- Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
- At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
- Mendelevium metal is synthetically produced metal.
- Mendelevium metal has been produced in only trace amount.
Sources
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons
Bombarding Einsteinium with Helium Ions
Who Discovered
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1937
In 1955