Atomic Mass Am (& Secrets: Uses, Sources and more...) 2022

As anyone would guess, every atom has mass, an important physical property, even Americium. But how do we know how much does a Am atom weight?

First of all, if we know the atom symbol, let's say Am, we can open any periodic table and search for Americium.

In the case of Americium the answer is 243,0614. However there is a lot of funny facts about Americium that most people don't know. Shall we have a look?

Americium Overview

Am Atomic Mass

243,0614

Learn more about the atomic mass.

Atomic Symbol

Am (Americium)

Name Origin

Named for the Americiumerican continent, by analogy with europium.

Description

Silvery-white, artificially produced radioactive metal.

Atomic Number

95

Learn more about the atomic number.

State at 20 °C

solid

Discovery

Discovered By: G.T.Seaborg, R.A.James, L.O.Morgan, A.Ghiorso

Year: 1945

Location: United States

Uses

Americiumericium-241 is currently used in smoke detectors.

Sources

Produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.

Want to learn more details and data about Americium (Am)? Check my Elements Comprehensive List.

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