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Americium-241 is a radioactive isotope commonly found in smoke detectors.
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Why americium was named?
The name is derived from the continent America.
What elements are named after America?
This element is Americium (Am).
What day was americium discovered?
Americium was discovered late autumn 1944, at the University of California, Berkeley, by Glenn T. Seaborg, Leon O. Morgan, Ralph A. James, and Albert Ghiorso, while studying transuranic elements as part of the Manhattan Project. They used a 60-inch cyclotron at the University of California, Berkeley. It was named Americium because it lay directly below the already known element Europium on the periodic table.
What is the commonly used medium for drawing?
Graphite pencils are commonly used as a medium for drawing.
Where did the name americium come from?
The name is derived from the continent America.
What was the element americium named after and where is it commonly used?
The name americium is derived from the name of the continent America. It is commonly used in smoke detectors.
Was uranium ever used in smoke detectors?
no. The most commonly used radioactive material is Americium
Is americium use in medicine?
Americium is not used in medicine.
Why is americium in xrays?
Americium is not used in X-ray instruments.
Is americium used in bar code scanners?
Americium is not used in bar code scanners.
What element is used in Americium?
Americium is a chemical element. No other elements are use in it.
How long has americium been used in smoke detectors?
Americium become to be largely used in smoke detectors after 1970.
What is americium tribromide used for?
Americium tribromide hasn't any important use now.
Can americium be used to make jewelry?
Being radioactive and dangerous it is impossible to use americium for jewelry.
What does americium do in smoke detectors?
Yes, americium is used as ionizing source in smoke detectors.
How is americium 241 used in smoke detectors?
Americium-241 being radioactive - emit alpha particles - is used as a source to ionization of air.
Which actinide is used in smoke alarms?
americium.
