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By: Angela Mabry

Americium. By: Angela Mabry. 95 Am (243) Americium. Properties & Uses. Melting Point:994oCBoiling Point:2607oC Ionization source for smoke detectors Am-241 as a portable source of gamma rays. Solid at 298 K Silvery white

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By: Angela Mabry

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  1. Americium By: Angela Mabry 95 Am (243) Americium

  2. Properties & Uses • Melting Point:994oCBoiling Point:2607oC • Ionization source for smoke detectors • Am-241 as a portable source of gamma rays. • Solid at 298 K • Silvery white • It has also been used as a radioactive glass thickness for the flat glass industry • Atomic number: 95 • Atomic symbol: Am • Atomic weight: 243

  3. Americium History and Other Facts • Origin: The element is named after America. • Description: A man-made radioactive metal, a few grams of which are produced from plutonium in nuclear reactors each year. • Found: Americium is available to qualified users in the UK and in the USA. • Discovered by: G.T. Seaborg in 1945 • Tarnishes slowly in dry air at room temperature. • Am has been used as a portable source for gamma radiography.

  4. Ionization source for smoke detectors A few grams are produced from plutonium in nuclear reactors each year. It has also been used as a radioactive glass thickness for the flat glass industry Origin Named after America Americium Atomic number: 95 Atomic symbol: Am Atomic weight: 243 Basic Info Properties Solid at 298 K Silvery white Melting Point:994oC Boiling Point:2607oC Uses

  5. Sources • http://www.chemicalelements.com/index.html • http://www.chemsoc.org/viselements/pages/pertable_fla.htm • http://www.webelements.com/webelements/scholar/elements/periodic-table/uses.html • nautilus.fis.uc.pt/st2.5/scenes-e/elem/e09590.html - 2k • www.corrosionsource.com/handbook/periodic/95.htm - 8k • www.lenntech.com/Periodic-chart-elements/Am-en.htm - 15k • www.webelements.com/webelements/ elements/text/Am/key.html - 34k

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