Facts About Technetium and Promethium
Interesting Facts
- Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
- At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
- Promethium metal found in Pitchblende.
- Promethium metal is highly radioactive metal.
Sources
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons
Found in Minerals, Mining
Who Discovered
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero
Chien Shiung Wu, Emilio Segrè, Hans Bethe
Discovery
In 1937
In 1942