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Discovered : 1949 by S.G. Thompson and co-workers
Isolated in Berkeley, California, USA
Origin : The element is named after the place where it was discovered.
Description :
A radioactive, silvery metal obtained from plutonium in nuclear reactors. Less than a gramme is made each year.
Image :
Echoes of 1969.
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