Discovered in: 1982

Discovered by: Peter Armbruster and Gottfried Munzenberg of Germany.

Description: Named for the Austrian physicist Lise Meitner, meitnerium is a highly radioactive metal. It has never been found naturally and only a small number of atoms have been produced in laboratories. Its chemistry and appearance are not known with any certainty, although the chemistry is believed to be similar to iridium. Meitnerium is too rare to have any commercial or industrial application. The most stable isotope of meitnerium has a half-life of 0.003 seconds.

Biological Rating: No known benefits for life processes in plants and animals.

Biological Benefits: Meitnerium has no biological use.

Percentage Amount in the Human Body: 0 %

Obtained from: Meitnerium is obtained by the fusion process of bombarding bismuth with iron.