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americium [Am æməˈrɪsiəm, æməˈriʃiəm, Brit ˌaməˈrɪsjəm] N U

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A small source of radioactive americium is placed so that it maintains a current between two plates that effectively form an ionisation chamber. en.wikipedia.org

With its half-life of 432.2 years, the americium in a smoke detector includes about 3% neptunium after 19 years, and about 5% after 32 years. en.wikipedia.org

A large amount of work has been done on the solvent extraction of americium. en.wikipedia.org

If consumed, americium is excreted within a few days and only 0.05% is absorbed in the blood. en.wikipedia.org

Americium is a relatively soft radioactive metal with silvery appearance. en.wikipedia.org

Plutonium-241 is the parent isotope of the neptunium decay series, decaying to americium-241 via or electron emission. en.wikipedia.org

In the bones, americium is first deposited over cortical and trabecular surfaces and slowly redistributes over the bone with time. en.wikipedia.org

The crystal structure of americium changes with pressure and temperature. en.wikipedia.org

Sixteen isotopes of americium are known with mass numbers from 232 to 248. en.wikipedia.org

Uranium and thorium also have diverse current or historical uses, and americium is used in the ionization chambers of most modern smoke detectors. en.wikipedia.org

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