Americium

What Is Americium

The chemical element americium, denoted by the symbol Am and having the atomic number 95, is produced in a laboratory and is radioactive. It is a transuranic element that is a part of the actinide class and can be found in the periodic table just below the lanthanide element europium. Because of this, it was named after the Americas by analogy.

How You Will Benefit

(I) Insights, and validations about the following topics:

Chapter 1: Americium

Chapter 2: Actinide

Chapter 3: Berkelium

Chapter 4: Curium

Chapter 5: Californium

Chapter 6: Einsteinium

Chapter 7: Neptunium

Chapter 8: MOX fuel

Chapter 9: PUREX

Chapter 10: Fertile material

Chapter 11: Isotopes of plutonium

Chapter 12: Isotopes of americium

Chapter 13: Minor actinide

Chapter 14: Curium(III) oxide

Chapter 15: Weapons-grade nuclear material

Chapter 16: Actinides in the environment

Chapter 17: Plutonium-241

Chapter 18: Plutonium-242

Chapter 19: Long-lived fission product

Chapter 20: Plutonium hexafluoride

Chapter 21: Americium-241

(II) Answering the public top questions about americium.

(III) Real world examples for the usage of americium in many fields.

(IV) 17 appendices to explain, briefly, 266 emerging technologies in each industry to have 360-degree full understanding of americium' technologies.

Who This Book Is For

Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of americium.

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