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1. www.physlink.com
www.physlink.com/Reference/Che - [Cached]Published on: 2/5/2008 Last Visited: 2/5/2008
(France) Discovered in 1939 by Mlle. Marguerite Perey of the Curie Institute, Paris.Francium, the heaviest known member of the alkali metals series, occurs as a result of analpha disintegration of actinium. It can also be made by artificially bombarding thoriumwith protons. -
2. www.nuclearglossary.com
www.nuclearglossary.com/abcs/n - [Cached]Published on: 4/5/2007 Last Visited: 4/5/2007
Francium was discovered in 1939 by Marguerite Perey, a student at the Curie Institute in Paris, who was conducting experiments on actinium. The name francium was given in honor of France. -
3. C&EN: IT'S ELEMENTAL: THE PERIODIC TABLE - FRANCIUM
pubs.acs.org/cen/80th/francium - [Cached]Published on: 7/6/2006 Last Visited: 7/6/2006
History: Discovered in 1939 by French chemist Marguerite Perey of the Curie Institute in Paris.
