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LiBeAmericium Main PageBlack White GrayBCNOFNe
NaMgAmericium Pictures PageAlSiPSClAr
KCaAmericium Technical DataScTiVCrMnFeCoNiCuZnGaGeAsSeBrKr
RbSrYZrNbMoTcRuRhPdAgCdInSnSbTeIXe
CsBaLaCePrNdPmSmEuGdTbDyHoErTmYbLuHfTaWReOsIrPtAuHgTlPbBiPoAtRn
FrRaAcThPaUNpPuAmCmBkCfEsFmMdNoLrRfDbSgBhHsMtDsRgCnNhFlMcLvTsOg

Isotopes of Americium (click to see decay chain):
231Am  232Am  233Am  234Am  235Am  236Am  237Am  238Am  239Am  240Am  241Am  242Am  243Am  244Am  245Am  246Am  247Am  248Am  249Am 

242Am    Half-lifeFermion, 95p 147ntitle icon
16.01944444444 hSpin 1 Parity -1

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YieldNuclide
100.0441587591%206Pb
1.890378000001×10-6%205Tl
2.600113097001×10-9%208Pb
6.357976519359×10-17%160Dy
4.17140826457×10-21%140Ce
Unknown172Yb
Unknown152Sm
Unknown180Hf
Unknown176Hf
Unknown156Gd
Unknown168Er
Unknown164Dy
Atomic Weight242.059549159
AbundanceNone
Mass Excess55.469685MeV
Binding Energy7.534984MeV
Magnetic Moment0.3879 μ
Quadrupole Moment-2.4
 
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