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Americium is an artificial element, a natural source doesn't exist.
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What are some natural sources of the element americium?
Natural sources for americium doesn't exist.
What are some common natural molecules of americium?
Americium is an artificial chemical element, man made !
Is americium natural?
Americium is an artificial element; minutes traces of americium may exist in uranium ores.
How abundant is americium?
Americium is an artificial element; natural americium exist only in infinitesimal traces in uranium ores.
What is the natural crystal structure of americium?
Americium crystal has a hexagonal type crystalization.
Is americium 241 manmade or natural?
The isotope Am-241 is artificial; infinitesimal quantities of natural americium may exist in uranium ores.
What are the uses of Americium's 19 isotopes?
Americium 241: Smoke detectors, thickness gauges, neutron sources, gamma or beta rays sources; also americium is a potential fissile material.Possible use in the future of the isomer Am 242 m as thermal source.
How much does americium weigh?
1. For the atomic mass of americium see the link below. 2. The density of americium is between 12 and 14 g/cm3, after different sources in litterature.
Which device uses Americium?
smoke alarms, thickness gauges, neutron sources, gamma and beta rays sources, etc.
Where is americium 241 most often found?
Americium is found in smoke detectors, neutron sources (Am-Be), water detectors, density gauges, source of alpha particles, source of gamma rays, americium gamma rays bombs, etc.
Is americium electronegative?
All elements have some degree of electronegativity. Americium (Am) has electronegativity of 1.3
Can you get power from the radioactive element americium?
Two possible applications: - americium is fissionable; americium can be used as nuclear fuel but the quantities available are too small. In the future americium and another actinides can be recycled in nuclear reactors to obtain some energy but specially to destroy high mass, high radioactivity isotopes - with a sufficient mass of americium a fission bomb is also possible - another type of bomb with americium: the bomb emitting gamma radiations - the isotopes of Am (241Am, 242mAm, 243Am) were proposed as energy sources for isotopic thermoelectric generators or other devices
