Americium

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:chemical_compound
gptkbp:appearance silvery white
gptkbp:atomicNumber 95
gptkbp:atomicRadius 173 pm
gptkbp:atomicWeight [243]
gptkbp:block f-block
gptkbp:boilingPoint 2607 K
gptkbp:CASNumber 7440-35-9
gptkbp:category synthetic element
radioactive element
transuranic element
gptkbp:crystalSystem double hexagonal close-packed
gptkbp:density 12 g/cm³
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Glenn_T._Seaborg
gptkb:Leon_O._Morgan
gptkb:Ralph_A._James
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1944
gptkbp:electronConfiguration [Rn] 5f7 7s2
gptkbp:electronegativity 1.3 (Pauling scale)
gptkbp:firstIsolatedAt gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:foundIn not found in nature
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Americium
gptkbp:isotopes gptkb:Americium-241
gptkb:Americium-242
gptkb:Americium-243
gptkb:Americium-244
gptkb:Americium-245
gptkb:Americium-246
gptkb:Americium-247
gptkbp:IUPACName gptkb:Americium
gptkbp:magneticOrdering paramagnetic
gptkbp:meltingPoint 1176 K
gptkbp:molarHeatCapacity 62.7 J/(mol·K)
gptkbp:mostCommonIsotopeHalfLife 432.2 years
gptkbp:mostStableIsotope gptkb:Americium-241
gptkb:Americium-243
7,370 years
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Americas
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:Glenn_T._Seaborg
gptkbp:oxidationStates +2
+3
+5
+6
+4
gptkbp:period 7
gptkbp:positionInPeriodicTable between plutonium and curium
gptkbp:producedBy neutron bombardment of plutonium
gptkbp:radioactive true
gptkbp:relatedGroup actinide
gptkbp:riskFactor highly radioactive and toxic
gptkbp:stateAtRoomTemperature gptkb:stone
gptkbp:symbol Am
gptkbp:thermalConductivity 10 W/(m·K)
gptkbp:uses neutron sources
smoke detectors
industrial gauges
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Transuranium_Elements
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5