| Origin of Name |
From the Greek word technetos, meaning artificial |
| Date and Place of Discovery |
In 1937 in Italy |
| Discovered by |
Carlo Perrier and Emilio Segre |
| Common Compounds |
- Technetium fluoride (TcF6)
- Technetium sulphide (TcS2)
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| Interesting facts |
- It was one of the elements that was predicted before it was discovered based upon the
pattern discovered by Mendeleev.
- It was original named masurium.
- When discovered in 1937 it was found in a sample of molybdenum.
- It was the first element to be produced artificially.
- It is a radioactive metal which must be kept in closed systems.
- It is unstable.
- It is not normally found in the human body.
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| Common Uses |
- Radioactive tracing in medicine
- Nuclear medicine
- Corrosion inhibitor
- Superconductor
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