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What
the name means:
The word promethium derives from the name
of the Greek god, Prometheus, who stole
fire from the gods and gave it to man. He
was punished by Zeus.
Who
identified
promethium?
Promethium was identified by Charles
Coryell, Jack
Marinsky,
Lawrence
Glendenin and
Harold G. Richter in 1945 during the
Manhattan Project tests that took place in
Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
About
promethium:
Promethium is not found in the Earth's
crust but has been identified in stars in
the Andromeda galaxy. It was the last Rare
Earth metal to be identified, although it
had long been predicted and many scientists
had searched for element #61. |
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