Americium dioxide
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Americium dioxide
| Americium dioxide | |
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Americium(IV) oxide |
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| CAS number | 12005-67-3  |
| Jmol-3D images | Image 1 |
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| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | AmO2 |
| Molar mass | 275.06 g mol−1 |
| Appearance | Black crystals |
| Density | 11.68 g/cm3 |
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| Crystal structure | Fluorite (cubic), cF12 |
| Space group | Fm3, No. 225 |
 (verify) (what is:  / ?)Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) |
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Americium dioxide (AmO2) is a black[1] compound of americium. It is used as a source of alpha particles, particularly in ionisation-type smoke detectors.[2] In the solid state AmO2 adopts the fluorite, CaF2 structure.[3]
References
- ^ Greenwood, N. N. & Earnshaw, A. (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Pergamon Press. p. 1267. ISBN 0-08-022057-6.
- ^ "Toxicological profile for americium". U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. April 2004. http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp156.pdf. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ Wells, A. F. (Alexander Frank) (1984). Structural inorganic chemistry. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 978-0-19-855370-0.
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