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Facts About Gold and Americium


Facts About Americium and Gold


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Americium metal is produced by bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons.
  • Americium metal was discovered as a by-product while testing an atomic bomb (Manhattan Project).
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of metals   
Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Unknown   
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso   

Discovery
Before 6000 BCE   
In 1944   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-8 %   
26
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
21
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
18
Not Available   

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