Technetium
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| Technetium | |
|---|---|
| Name | Technetium |
| Symbol | Tc |
| Atomic number | 43 |
| Atomic mass | 97 amu |
| Normal state | Solid |
| Classification | Metallic |
| Crystal structure | Hexagonal |
| Color | Silvery-gray |
| Date of discovery | 1937 |
| Name of discoverer | Carlo Perrier and Emillo G. Segre |
| Name origin | from the Greek tekhnetos, meaning artificial. |
| Uses | Source of radiation for medical research. |
| Obtained from | Manufactured by bombarding Molybdenum with heavy hydrogen in a cyclotron. Only minute quantities have been found outside the laboratory, as a by-product of the fission of Uranium-238. |
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43
Tc [97] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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