Americium

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
Am
Pronunciation
/əˈmɛrɪsiəm/
Category
Academic & Science
Related Field
Electronics

Examples in Context

  1. There's thorium in your microwave oven and americium in your smoke detector.
  2. A study on the mechanism of the extraction of americium (ⅲ) and europium (ⅲ) by di - ( 2-ethylhexyl ) - phosphoric acid
  3. Sorption of Americium(Am) on Container Wall and Its Influence on Through-Diffusion Cell Tests Experimental and Modeling Research of GDL of PEMFC
  4. Study on the extraction of americium and some lanthanides by Cyanex 301 and Cyanex 302
  5. Electrodeposition of americium ( 241 Am and 243 Am ) from the mixture of isopropyl alcohol and dilute nitric acid is studied by molecular plating procedure.

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