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What if Americium was replaced with a gamma-emitter in smoke alarms?
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∙ 11y ago
It would need a lot more shielding to be as safe as the alpha radiation of Americium.
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What does isotopes have to do with smoke alarms?
The "ionizing" type of smoke alarms uses Americium.
Which actinide is used in smoke alarms?
americium.
Which actinide is used in some smoke alarms?
americium.
Do smoke alarms increase sensitivity when they get old?
No, generally, smoke alarms lose sensitivity as they get older. Some fire codes require smoke alarms in one- and two-family dwellings to be replaced every ten years. Commercial smoke alarms must be tested and replaced when they can no longer be calibrated within the manufacturers' specifications.
Which device uses Americium?
smoke alarms, thickness gauges, neutron sources, gamma and beta rays sources, etc.
How are alpha particles used in smoke alarms?
Alpha radiation is emitted from the amercium button in a smoke detector. When smoke goes into the smoke detector it blocks the stream of alpha particles emitted from the americium. That triggers an alarm.
What is the element Am?
Americium is a synthetic element that has the symbol Am and atomic number 95. A radioactive metallic element, americium is an actinide that was obtained in 1944 by Glenn T. Seaborg who was bombarding plutonium with neutrons and was the fourth transuranic element to be discovered. It was named for the Americas, by analogy with europium. Americium is widely used in commercial ionization-chamber smoke detectors as well as in neutron sources and industrial gauges.
What is a slogan for americium?
the trustworthy element. you can trust it when your out in the field and you break a leg and you need your portable X-ray to work, you can trust it when your sound asleep to wake you up if your house is on fire. AMERICIUM IS THE ELEMENT YOU CAN TRUST!!!!!!!!
What does americium do in smoke detectors?
Yes, americium is used as ionizing source in smoke detectors.
How long has americium been used in smoke detectors?
Americium become to be largely used in smoke detectors after 1970.
What types of smoke alarms can you find?
there is ten types of smoke alarms that you can find
What household item contains radioactive isotope americium 241?
smoke detectors
