Discovery Information
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Who: Fredrich Soddy, John Cranston, Otto Hahn, Lise Meitner |
When: 1917 |
Where: England/France |
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Name Origin
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protos (first); its is the parent of actinium, which is formed by radioactive decay.
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Sources
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Does not occur in nature. Found among fission products of uranium, thorium, and plutonium.
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Uses
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Because of its scarcity, high radioactivity and toxicity, there are currently no uses for protactinium outside of basic scientific
research.
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Notes
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Protactinium is both toxic and highly radioactive. |
It is superconductive at temperatures below 1.4 K (-271.74'C). |