americium

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:chemical_compound
gptkbp:application material science
radiation therapy
neutron sources
radiological safety
nuclear science
gptkbp:block f-block
gptkbp:casnumber 7440-35-9
gptkbp:category actinide
gptkbp:color silvery-white
gptkbp:color_in_flame_test gptkb:yellow
gptkbp:cooling_system 11.5 W/(m· K)
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Glenn_T._Seaborg
gptkbp:discovery_year gptkb:1944
gptkbp:dissolved insoluble
gptkbp:electronegativity 1.1 (Pauling scale)
gptkbp:environmental_impact radioactive contamination
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label americium
gptkbp:is_found_in nuclear reactors
spent nuclear fuel
plutonium processing
gptkbp:is_set_in gptkb:californium
gptkb:curium
gptkb:berkelium
gptkb:neptunium
plutonium
gptkbp:isotopes gptkb:americium-241
gptkb:americium-243
95
gptkbp:lifespan 432.2 years (americium-241)
7370 years (americium-243)
gptkbp:marketed_as trade names
gptkbp:melting_point 1176 K
2880 K
gptkbp:members actinides
gptkbp:notable_conductors gptkb:Company
gptkbp:occurs_in synthetic
gptkbp:oxidation_states +3, +4, +5
gptkbp:period gptkb:7
gptkbp:population_density 13.67 g/cm³
gptkbp:power_source 5.576 e V
gptkbp:produces neutron capture
gptkbp:safety shielding required
gptkbp:side_effect radioactive toxicity
gptkbp:structure face-centered cubic
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Am
gptkbp:uses smoke detectors
radiography
nuclear batteries
gptkbp:was_a_response_to similar to curium
similar to europium
gptkbp:waste_management radioactive waste
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mendeleev's_Periodic_Table
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5