Americium-241

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:isotope
gptkbp:application used in medical applications
used in neutron sources
used in research laboratories
used in industrial gauges
used in oil well logging
gptkbp:color silvery-white
gptkbp:composed_of produced from plutonium
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Glenn_T._Seaborg
gptkbp:dissolved insoluble in water
soluble in acids
gptkbp:electronegativity 1.1 (Pauling scale)
gptkbp:environmental_impact can contaminate soil
can contaminate water
requires careful disposal
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:television_series
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Americium-241
gptkbp:isotopes 95
unstable
alpha-emitting
used in scientific research
used in radiation therapy
used in educational demonstrations
synthetic isotope
255 barns
gptkbp:lifespan 432.2 years
gptkbp:mass 60 kg
gptkbp:melting_point 1050 ° C
2607 ° C
gptkbp:members actinides
gptkbp:mode alpha decay
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Neptunium-237
gptkb:Plutonium-241
gptkbp:population 13.67 g/cm³
gptkbp:produced_by produced in nuclear reactors
gptkbp:regulatory_compliance regulated by nuclear agencies
gptkbp:roll_rate 5/2
gptkbp:safety_features radioactive
gptkbp:side_effect can cause cancer
gptkbp:social_structure +3
+4
gptkbp:storage must be stored in lead containers
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Am
gptkbp:uses smoke detectors
radiography
nuclear batteries
gptkbp:was_a_response_to can undergo fission
can be produced by neutron capture
can be used in transmutation experiments
gptkbp:year_created gptkb:1944
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Plutonium-241
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6