How was fermium discovered?

Answer 1

Fermium was discovered in 1953 (in the debris of a thermonuclear weapon test) by a group of scientists from the United States: Albert Ghiorso, Stanley G. Thompson, Gary H. Higgins, Glenn T. Seaborg, Martin H. Studier, P.R. Fields, Sherman M. Fried, H. Diamond, J.F. Mech, G.L. Pyle, John R. Huizenga, A. Hirsch, W.M. Manning, C.I. Browne, H. Louise Smith, R.W. Spence.

Answer 2

Fermium was discovered in 1952 by a team of scientists led by Albert Ghiorso at the University of California, Berkeley. They produced fermium by bombarding uranium-238 with neutrons in a nuclear reactor. The element was named after physicist Enrico Fermi.

Answer 3

1. In debris of nuclear weapons tests.

2. In nuclear chemistry laboratories, obtained by nuclear reactions.

Answer 4

Made when Albert Ghiorso at the University of California bombarded plutonium with neutrons in 1952.

Answer 5

Fermium exist only in rare specialized laboratories.

Answer 6

Fermium is a member of the actinoids family-period 7.

Answer 7

Fermium is an artificial element, don't exist in the nature.