Produced by S. G. Thompson, K. Street Jr., A. Ghiorso, and
G. T. Seaborg at Berkeley, CA, USA
Remarks
Radioactive, silvery mental which does not occur naturally. Attacked by
oxygen, steam, and acids, but not alkalis. Cf 252 is used in cancer
therapy and is a potent source of thermal neutrons.
References
Emsley, J., 1991; THE ELEMENTS : Sec. Ed.,
Clarendon Press, Oxford, 251 p.