Difference between revisions of "Americium"
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Revision as of 16:04, December 27, 2006
Element
Name: Americium
Symbol: Am
Atomic Number: 95
Atomic Mass: 243 amu
Number of electrons: 95
Classification: Inner Transitional Metal
Crystal structure: hexagonal
Color: Unknown
Date of Discovery: 1945
Name of Discoverer: G. T. Seaborg
Name Origin: Americium is named after America.
Uses: Americium is used in smoke detectors.
Obtained from: man-made.