| Americium [Am] (CAS-ID: 7440-35-9) | |
| An: 95 N: 148 Am: [ 243 ] g/mol | |
| Group Name: Actinoid | |
| Block: f-block Period: 7 (actinoid | |
| State: solid at 298 K | |
| Colour: silvery white Classification: Metallic | |
| Boiling Point: 2880K (2607'C) | |
| Melting Point: 1449K (1176'C) | |
| Density: 12g/cm3 | |
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 Discovery Information
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| Who: G. T. Seaborg, R. A. James, L. O. Morgan, A. Ghiorso |
| When: 1945 |
| Where: United States |
| Name Origin
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| From America by analogy with europium. |
| Sources
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| Produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons. |
| Uses
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| Americium-241 is currently used in smoke detectors. |
| The element has also been employed to gauge glass thickness to help create flat glass. |
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A small amount of Americium |