Facts About Uranium and Berkelium
Interesting Facts
- Major mining countries of Uranium include Russia, Australia, Namibia, Canada and Niger and total 33% Uranium are mine in Kazakhstan.
- X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
Sources
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.
Who Discovered
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1789
In 1949
Abundance In Earth's Crust