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Why is curium 242 not suitable for use in smoke detectors?
It is radioactive. ------------------------------- Incorrect answer: americium-241, the usual isotope in smoke detectors is more radioactive.
What is the difference between Curium 242 and Curium 244?
Curium-242 has 146 neutrons and curium-244 has 148 neutrons. Also the half lives are different.
Where do you get the element curium from?
The first time curium was obtained by the reaction:Pu-239 + He-4 = Cm-242 + nNow curium is obtained from burned nuclear fuels.
How can you get curium?
The first nuclear reaction to obtain curium was:Pu-239 + He-4 = Cm-242 + nNow curium is separated from burned nuclear fuels.
How was curium formed?
The first nuclear reaction to obtain curium was:Pu-239 + He-4 = Cm-242 + nNow curium is separated from burned nuclear fuels.
What are the activities for the element curium as a gas or solid?
The specific activity of the isotope curium-242 is 3 400 Ci/g.
How did Glenn T discover curium?
The nuclear reaction used to prepare curium was:Pu-239 + He-4---------------Cm-242 + n
What elements were used to make Curium?
The first nuclear reaction to obtain curium was:Pu-239 + He-4 = Cm-242 + nNow curium is separated from burned nuclear fuels.
When curium -242 is bombarded with alpha particles a neutron and are formed?
The nuclear reaction is: 242Cm + 4He = 245Cf + n
When curium-242 is bombarded with alpha particles a neutron and are formed?
The nuclear reaction is: 242Cm + 4He = 245Cf + n
When curium-242 is bombarded with an alpha particle two products are formed one of which is a neutron what is the other product?
Americanium
When curium-242 is bombarded with alpha particles a neutron and what are formed?
The nuclear reaction is: 242Cm + 4He = 245Cf + n
