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Plutonium Daniel Abrams Period A
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Properties of plutonium category: rare-earth metals Reactivity: highly reactive Density: 19.816
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Properties of plutonium Melting point: 640 °C boiling point: 3230 °C State of matter: Solid
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History of Plutonium Discovered by: Glenn T. Seaborg, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edward M. McMillan and Arthur C. Wohl When discovered: 1941 How discovered: by bombarding an isotope of uranium with accelerated deuterons. Additional fact: discovery not released until 1946 because of war time security.
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Uses for Plutonium Pacemaker Batteries Bombs Medicine
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Element Works Cited " Google Image Result for http://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/data/13030/rb/ft700007rb/figures/ft70 0007rb_00025.jpg." Google. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Dec. 2010.. Baker, Lawrence W., and David E. Newton. P - Z. Detroit, Mich. [u.a.: U.X.L, 1999. Print. Gray, Theodore. "Pictures, stories, and facts about the element Plutonium in the Periodic Table." The Photographic Periodic Table of the Elements. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2010.. "Periodic Table." Behrend Chemistry Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Dec. 2010.. MLA formatting by BibMe.org.
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