Group Number
Not Available
Element Family
Actinide
Post-Transition
Space Group Name
P63/mmc
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Space Group Number
Not Available
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).
Not Available
Sources
Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons
NA
Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1944
In 1999
Uses & Benefits
- Americium metal is used in smoke detection alarms.
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In the future, this metal has a potential to be used in batteries of spacecrafts.
- Currently known uses of Flerovium metal are limited to research purpose only.
Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Alloys, Research Purposes
Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silvery White
Unknown
Speed of Sound
Not Available
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α Allotropes
Not Available
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β Allotropes
Not Available
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γ Allotropes
Not Available
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Pauling Electronegativity
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Allred Rochow Electronegativity
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Pauling Electropositivity
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5th Energy Level
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Electrochemical Equivalent
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Electron Work Function
Not Available
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Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 7s2
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p2
Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Not Known
Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Americium.jpg#100
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Flerovium.jpg#100
Van der Waals Radius
Not Available
Atomic Volume
Not Available
Valence Electron Potential
Not Available
Lattice Constant
Not Available
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
Unknown
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
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Density At Room Temperature
Tensile Strength
Not Available
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Viscosity
Not Available
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Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
Poisson Ratio
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Other Mechanical Properties
NA
NA
Specific Gravity
Not Available
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Unknown
Resistivity
Not Available
Electrical Conductivity
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Specific Heat
Not Available
Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available
Thermal Conductivity
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Critical Temperature
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Thermal Expansion
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Enthalpy of Fusion
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Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available
Standard Molar Entropy
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