Allison and Murphy of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute reported its discovery in lepidolite and pollucite, and christened it Virginium after Allison's native state. Dobroserdov wanted to call it Russium, while Hulubei called it Moldavium. These discoveries were erroneous though, as its 223 isotope has a half-life of about twenty-two minutes. When Mendeleyev predicted it, he gave it the provisional name Eka-Caesium or Dvi-Rubidium. For 10 points --name this element isolated by Marguerite Perey w
Allison and Murphy of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute reported its discovery in lepidolite and pollucite, and christened it Virginium after Allison's native state. Dobroserdov wanted to call it Russium, while Hulubei called it Moldavium. These discoveries were erroneous though, as its 223 isotope has a half-life of about twenty-two minutes. When Mendeleyev predicted it, he gave it the provisional name Eka-Caesium or Dvi-Rubidium. For 10 points --name this element isolated by Marguerite Perey while analyzing actinium's decay sequence that became the second element named after her country.
Allison and Murphy of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute reported its discovery in lepidolite and pollucite, and christened it Virginium after Allison's native state.
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