Radioelements

Griffin, H. C.

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H. C. Griffin⁵

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Technetium (Tc) (Z = 43) and promethium (Z = 61) are the only elements below bismuth (Z = 83) in atomic number that have no stable isotopes. The discovery of these unusual elements is described, and the physical factors leading to their instability are discussed.

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Institute of Chemistry, Eötvös Loránd University, 32, Budapest, 1518, Hungary
Attila Vértes (Professor Emeritus) & Sándor Nagy (Professor) (Professor Emeritus) & (Professor)
Chemical Research Center, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Pusztaszeri út 59-67, Budapest, 1025, Hungary
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Institute of Nuclear Research (ATOMKI), Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 51, Debrecen, 4001, Hungary
Rezső G. Lovas (Professor) (Professor)
Institute of Nuclear Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Fritz-Strassmann-Weg 2, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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Griffin, H.C. (2011). Radioelements. In: Vértes, A., Nagy, S., Klencsár, Z., Lovas, R.G., Rösch, F. (eds) Handbook of Nuclear Chemistry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0720-2_14

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