Uses of Californium and Americium
Uses & Benefits
- Californium metal has a very strong neutron emitter. It is used as a metal detector.
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It also used as an identifier to check Water and oil layers in oil wells.
- 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.
Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry
NA
Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Present in Human Body
No
No