Facts About Vanadium and Berkelium
Interesting Facts
- Vanadium is a highly reactive metal, hence it is not found free in nature.
- Vanadium can be found in almost 65 different types of minerals.
- X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
Sources
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.
Who Discovered
Andrés Manuel del Río
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1801
In 1949
Abundance In Earth's Crust