Facts About Technetium and Rutherfordium
Interesting Facts
- Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
- At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
- Rutherfordium does not occur in nature as it is a synthetic element.
- Till date Rutherfordium metal has 15 radioisotopes created synthetically.
Sources
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons
Bombarding Plutonium with Accelerated 113 to 115 MeV Neon Ions, Synthetically Produced
Who Discovered
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Discovery
In 1937
In 1964