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Americium
Gold
Gold Americium comparison


Periodic Table
Symbol
Am  
Au  
Group Number
10  
8
11  
7
Period Number
7  
6  
Block
f block  
d block  
Element Family
Actinide  
Transition Metal  
CAS Number
7440359  
99+
7440575  
31
Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
Fm_ 3m  
Space Group Number
194.00  
7
225.00  
3
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Americium metal is produced by bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons.
  • Americium metal was discovered as a by-product while testing an atomic bomb (Manhattan Project).
  
  • It is found in copper ores and from the crust of the earth.
  • It is the most malleable and ductile metal.
  • Gold alloys are used in Dentistry as fillings, crowning, clips, etc. It is also used as an artificial limb joints.
  
Sources
Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons  
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of metals  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso  
-  
Discovery
In 1944  
Before 6000 BCE  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
35
0.00 %  
27
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
26
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+
Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
21
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
21
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • Americium metal is used in smoke detection alarms.
  • In the future, this metal has a potential to be used in batteries of spacecrafts.
  
  • Gold metal is mainly used for Jewelry, bullion, coinage, etc.
  • It is used in the art, decoration, ornaments, etc. It is also used for electroplating process.
  
Industrial Uses
-  
Chemical Industry, Clothing Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Medical Uses
-  
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry  
Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  
Alloys, Bullion, Coinage, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Toxic  
Non Toxic  
Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
38
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.02 p.p.m.  
35
Physical
Melting Point
994.00 °C  
99+
1,064.43 °C  
99+
Boiling Point
2,607.00 °C  
99+
2,807.00 °C  
37
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Silvery White  
Gold  
Luster
-  
Metallic  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
2.50  
15
Brinell Hardness
260.00 MPa  
99+
194.00 MPa  
99+
Vickers Hardness
600.00 MPa  
28
216.00 MPa  
99+
Speed of Sound
2,750.00 m/s  
99+
2,030.00 m/s  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
0.47  
99+
Reflectivity
64.00 %  
19
95.00 %  
2
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Am  
Au  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
16  
23
36  
3
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
2.54  
2
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.50  
18
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
1.42  
19
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.87  
15
Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.92  
7
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
1.46  
99+
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.10 kJ/mol  
8
2nd Energy Level
1,158.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,980.00 kJ/mol  
12
3rd Energy Level
2,132.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,856.00 kJ/mol  
33
4th Energy Level
3,493.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.10 kJ/mol  
99+
5th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
6
6th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
24
7th Energy level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
21
8th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,900.00 kJ/mol  
20
9th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
20
10th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
21
11th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
19
12th Energy Level
62,400.00 kJ/mol  
11
8,900.00 kJ/mol  
39
13th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,900.00 kJ/mol  
14
14th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.10 kJ/mol  
99+
15th Energy Level
62,400.00 kJ/mol  
39
89,000.00 kJ/mol  
7
16th Energy Level
57,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.10 kJ/mol  
99+
17th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.10 kJ/mol  
25
18th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
14
19th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.10 kJ/mol  
23
20th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.00 kJ/mol  
13
21st Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
22
890.10 kJ/mol  
35
22nd Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.00 kJ/mol  
11
23rd Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
23
890.10 kJ/mol  
38
24th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.10 kJ/mol  
6
25th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.00 kJ/mol  
5
26th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.10 kJ/mol  
5
27th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.10 kJ/mol  
4
28th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.10 kJ/mol  
7
29th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.10 kJ/mol  
8
30th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
890.10 kJ/mol  
5
Electrochemical Equivalent
3.02 g/amp-hr  
20
2.45 g/amp-hr  
25
Electron Work Function
4.30 eV  
25
5.10 eV  
8
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility  
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Solubility  
Atomic
Atomic Number
95  
23
79  
37
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 7s2  
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s1  
Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Americium.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Gold.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
95  
23
79  
37
Number of Neutrons
148  
13
118  
24
Number of Electrons
95  
23
79  
37
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
173.00 pm  
23
151.00 pm  
34
Covalent Radius
180.00 pm  
23
144.00 pm  
99+
Van der Waals Radius
244.00 pm  
14
166.00 pm  
99+
Atomic Weight
243.00 amu  
20
196.97 amu  
33
Atomic Volume
17.86 cm3/mol  
99+
10.20 cm3/mol  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Plutonium
  
Platinum
  
Next Element
Curium
  
Mercury
  
Valence Electron Potential
44.00 (-eV)  
99+
43.40 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
346.81 pm  
99+
407.82 pm  
24
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
π/2, π/2, π/2  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
34
1.61  
18
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
12.00 g/cm3  
32
19.30 g/cm3  
15
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.67 g/cm3  
26
17.31 g/cm3  
16
Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
120.00 MPa  
27
Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
23
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
13
0.00 (Pa)  
25
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
24
67.00 (Pa)  
4
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
26.00 GPa  
36
27.00 GPa  
34
Bulk Modulus
44.00 GPa  
32
180.00 GPa  
9
Young's Modulus
58.00 GPa  
36
79.00 GPa  
26
Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.40  
4
Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
13.67  
26
19.32  
17
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
16
0.00 H/m  
10
Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
22
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  
Resistivity
0.69 nΩ·m  
99+
2.20 nΩ·m  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.45 106/cm Ω  
3
Electron Affinity
63.90 kJ/mol  
18
222.80 kJ/mol  
1
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.11 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
Molar Heat Capacity
62.70 J/mol·K  
1
25.42 J/mol·K  
99+
Thermal Conductivity
10.00 W/m·K  
99+
318.00 W/m·K  
3
Critical Temperature
1,449.00 K  
99+
1,337.00 K  
99+
Thermal Expansion
13.60 µm/(m·K)  
32
14.20 µm/(m·K)  
29
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
161.00 kJ/mol  
99+
324.40 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
14.39 kJ/mol  
27
12.55 kJ/mol  
33
Enthalpy of Atomization
268.00 kJ/mol  
99+
364.00 kJ/mol  
34
Standard Molar Entropy
63.10 J/mol.K  
23
47.40 J/mol.K  
99+
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