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'Americium' is an element.

It is radio -active and used in smoke=detectors.

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What is am element?

Element Am is Americium. Americium is radioactive element number ninety five. I would not wanna mess with Americium


Is americium a base?

Americium is a chemical element, not a base.


What is the origin of the element americium?

Americium is an artificial element, prepared in laboratories.


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.


What is a radioactive element used is smoke detectors?

Americium 241


Is americium a stable nonradioactive element?

No, americium is an unstable and radioactive chemical element.


What is the element americium found in?

Americium is an artificial element, don't exist in the nature.


Is americium a pure substance?

Yes, americium is a chemical element.


Is americium a compound?

Americium is not a compound, it is a chemical element.


What is the geological abundance of americium?

Americium is an artificial element.


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 element is used in smoke detectors and named for the US?

The element used in smoke detectors and named after the US is Americium (Am). It is a radioactive element commonly found in household smoke detectors to detect smoke particles in the air.