1 Facts
1.1 Interesting Facts
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- Americium metal is produced by bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons.
- Americium metal was discovered as a by-product while testing an atomic bomb (Manhattan Project).
1.2 Sources
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals
Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons
1.4 History
1.4.1 Who Discovered
Friedrich Oskar Giesel
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso
1.4.2 Discovery
1.5 Abundance
1.5.1 Abundance In Universe
1.6.1 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~-9999 %
1E-08
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1.6.2 Abundance In Meteorites
1.7.1 Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.8.2 Abundance In Oceans
1.8.4 Abundance In Humans