Plutonium
Contributor: John Plenefisch
"The Demon Core"听was the name given to the 14 lb subcritical mass Plutonium core that directly resulted in the deaths of two physicists as they were studying the material to improve bombs after WWII.
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- Figurine of the Roman god Pluto: Pluto is the Roman counterpart for the Greek god Hades, king of the underworld, a fitting name for a dangerous and explosive element听
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Symbol:听Pu
Atomic Number:听94
Atomic Mass: 244 u
Electron Configuration:听[Rn] 5f67s2听
Year Discovered: 1940
Discovered By:听Glenn Seaborg and colleagues听