What Is Americium
The chemical element americium, denoted by the symbol Am and having the atomic number 95, is produced in a laboratory and is radioactive. It is a transuranic element that is a part of the actinide class and can be found in the periodic table just below the lanthanide element europium. Because of this, it was named after the Americas by analogy.
How You Will Benefit
(I) Insights, and validations about the following topics:
Chapter 1: Americium
Chapter 2: Actinide
Chapter 3: Berkelium
Chapter 4: Curium
Chapter 5: Californium
Chapter 6: Einsteinium
Chapter 7: Neptunium
Chapter 8: MOX fuel
Chapter 9: PUREX
Chapter 10: Fertile material
Chapter 11: Isotopes of plutonium
Chapter 12: Isotopes of americium
Chapter 13: Minor actinide
Chapter 14: Curium(III) oxide
Chapter 15: Weapons-grade nuclear material
Chapter 16: Actinides in the environment
Chapter 17: Plutonium-241
Chapter 18: Plutonium-242
Chapter 19: Long-lived fission product
Chapter 20: Plutonium hexafluoride
Chapter 21: Americium-241
(II) Answering the public top questions about americium.
(III) Real world examples for the usage of americium in many fields.
(IV) 17 appendices to explain, briefly, 266 emerging technologies in each industry to have 360-degree full understanding of americium' technologies.
Who This Book Is For
Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of americium.