Americium is a member of the actinoids family of chemical elements, period 7 of the Periodic Table of Merndeleev.
Period #7
Americium was the original name.
The name americium is derived from the name of the continent America.
Americium is located in group 3 and period 7 of the periodic table.
Protons are located in the nucleus of an atom. For americium, a radioactive element with atomic number 95, the nucleus contains 95 protons.
Americium was prepared for the first time in 1944, at Berkeley, United States of America.
Americium (Am) is a member of the actinoids family.
AMERICIUM
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Americium is a transuranic element with the atomic number 95. It got its name because it is located underneath the element europium, which was named after Europe. Hence this element was named after the continent America.
The name americium is derived from the name of the continent America. It is commonly used in smoke detectors.