Technetium
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| Technetium | |
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| Properties | |
| Atomic symbol | Tc |
| Atomic number | 43 |
| Classification | Metallic |
| Atomic mass | 97 amu |
| Other Information | |
| 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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