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Discovery of Francium

France · Science / Chemistry. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1939

Marguerite Perey1939

Paris · Science / Chemistry

Discovers francium as a decay product of actinium, filling atomic number 87 near the bottom of the alkali-metal group.

Names involved

Marguerite Perey

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