Facts About Vanadium and Fermium
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.
- Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
- Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
Sources
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons
Who Discovered
Andrés Manuel del Río
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1801
In 1952
Abundance In Earth's Crust